The Mediaeval Oak
A tree, called the Mediaeval Oak (or Methuselah's Oak), situated in one of the tees for the golf course in the southern part of the park, is said to be 750 years old.
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Famous quotes containing the words mediaeval and/or oak:
““I am enchanted, believe me,
To die, thus,
In this mediaeval fashion,
According to the best legends;”
—Stephen Crane (1871–1900)
“Below me trees unnumbered rise,
Beautiful in various dyes:
The gloomy pine, the poplar blue,
The yellow beech, the sable yew,
The slender fir that taper grows,
The sturdy oak with broad-spread boughs.”
—John Dyer (1699–1758)