On 18th April 2013, the Pontfadog Oak was blown down by storm force winds.
The sessile oak, which was estimated to be over 1200 years old was situated on Cilcochwyn farm in Pontfadog, near Chirk and with a girth of over 53ft (16 metres) was Wales' largest as well as the oldest known oak tree. It was reputedly the meeting point of Owain Gwynedd's army in prior to the Battle of Crogen in 1165 in which the English army of Henry II was defeated and forced into a humiliating retreat.
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