Had a buddy ask me today about this. Looks like hemlock but never seen one grow like this. Could be where it was pruned throughout the years. He wondered if it was hemlock or yew.
Bowyer here. That’s an ornamental species of yew I believe. Possibly Irish or a hybrid. There are LOADS of good staves in there too. If you’d like to remove a limb to test the theory, I’d buy it.