Florence Court, Belcoo

Name: Florence Court
Address: Belcoo, United Kingdom

#2 among attractions in Belcoo

Tree

Gallery (2)

Map

Map

Gallery

Facts and practical information

The Florence Court Yew is the surviving specimen of the two original Irish yew seedlings. As such, it is the oldest Irish yew alive and it is believed that almost all Irish yews worldwide descend from this specimen. It is located in Florence Court demesne in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland and is cared for by the National Trust. ()

Seeded: 1970Coordinates: 54°15'40"N, 7°43'38"W

Address

Belcoo United Kingdom

Contact

Website

Social media

Facebook

Belcoo

Day trips

Florence Court – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Marble Arch Caves, Florence Court, Marble Arch Caves Global Geopark, Lough MacNean.

3.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Marble Arch Caves, Belcoo
90 min walk • The Marble Arch Caves are a series of natural limestone caves located near the village of Florencecourt in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
~1270 ftSW
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Florence Court, Enniskillen
7 min walk • Florence Court is a large 18th-century house and estate located 8 miles south-west of Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is set in the foothills of Cuilcagh Mountain. The nearby village is distinguished by the one-word name Florencecourt.
3.5 miW
Park, Cave
Marble Arch Caves Global Geopark
89 min walk • The Marble Arch Caves Global Geopark straddles the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. It is centred on the Marble Arch Caves and in 2001 it became one of the first geoparks to be designated in Europe.
4.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lough MacNean
122 min walk • Lough MacNean is a large freshwater lake on the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. It is in two parts. Lower Lough MacNean, the smaller eastern lake, is wholly within County Fermanagh. Upper Lough MacNean, the larger western lake, is split between Fermanagh, County Cavan and County Leitrim.
5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Belmore Mountain
128 min walk • Belmore Mountain is a hill in the townland of Gortgall, western County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. With a summit roughly 398 metres above sea level, it is the second highest point in Fermanagh, the highest being at Cuilcagh on the Northern Ireland–Republic of Ireland border in the south of the county.
7.2 miNE
Forts and castles
Castle Coole, Enniskillen
185 min walk • Castle Coole is a townland and a late-18th-century neo-classical mansion situated in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
5.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Shannon Cave
130 min walk • Shannon Cave is an active stream passage cave which straddles the border of County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland and County Cavan in the Republic of Ireland.
6.7 miNE
54°20'14"N • 7°37'35"W
Ardhowen Theatre, Enniskillen
170 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
6.9 miNW
Museum, Archaeological site
Aghanaglack
177 min walk • Aghanaglack or Aghnaglack, is a townland in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Boho, as well as Fermanagh and Omagh district.
5.9 miNE
Church
Lisgoole Abbey
151 min walk • Lisgoole Abbey is a large Georgian house with a battlement tower at one end, with substantial grounds, near Enniskillen, County Fermanagh. It is now privately owned but was once a monastic site, built around the 12th century. The abbey was burned in 1360 but was soon restored.
2.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Badger Pot
70 min walk • Badger Pot and Pigeon Pot are two caves found in the Karst topography on the eastern slopes of Cuilcagh Mountain, south of Florencecourt Forest Park, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.