Pontfadog Oak
Pontfadog, Italy
The Pontfadog Oak was a sessile oak tree (Quercus petraea) that stood on Cilcochwyn farm above the village of Pontfadog, in the Ceiriog Valley west of Chirk in the county borough of Wrexham, Wales, until it was blown over in the early hours of 18 April 2013. At the time it was reputed to be the olde
st and largest oak tree in the United Kingdom. Known as "Wales's national tree", its girth was over 16 metres (53 ft) in 1881. In 1996 using Forestry Commission techniques, its age was estimated as between 1,181 and 1,628 years.
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- Former Waiting Room, Glyn Valley Tramway, Pontfadog beni_culturali · 0.4 km away
- Pontfadog Bridge monumenti · 0.5 km away
- Ty'n-llwyn beni_culturali · 2 km away
- Former Waiting Room, Glyn Valley Tramway, Dolywern beni_culturali · 2 km away
- Multi-purpose Farm Building at Llwynmawr Farm beni_culturali · 2 km away
- Llangwryd Uchaf beni_culturali · 2 km away
- Cow-house beni_culturali · 2 km away
- Cae-mor beni_culturali · 3 km away