There's an autistic lad that wanders the streets of newcastle, playing his bongos in the sun, and picking the wild fruit from the trees in the autumn - he knows where the almond trees are - and I've asked him where can I leave him stuff. (A DVD about crop circles most recently). His reply has been 'the yew tree in Nun's Moor Park' - so it appears there was an ancient chapel somewhere near there too. The nun's moor is a bit of a giveaway too, though they used to be based where the Grainger Market is now (Nun Street). We still have the little sisters of mercy.

The longbows - bits of boats were made of yew I dimly remember. The foliage is fatal to ruminants - stops the heart - like that *