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Oak at the Gate of the Dead

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Oak at the Gate of the Dead

The Oak at the Gate of the Dead (Welsh: Derwen Adwy'r Meirwon), or Crogen Oak is a veteran tree in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. Located near the 8th-century Offa's Dyke, the tree is thought to be more than 1,000 years old. The tree is located near the site of the 1165 Battle of Crogen, and is name

d for a supposed burial site of battle dead nearby.

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