The Birnam Oak
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The Birnam Oak by Gordon Hatton as part of the Geograph project.
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The Birnam Oak
Image: © Gordon Hatton Taken: 31 Mar 2009
This historic tree has associations with Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' as Malcolm's army camouflaged itself with branches from Birnam Wood, of which this is a survivor. It is very doubtful if this particular tree was alive at the time of the reputed battle in 1057, although it is certainly several centuries old and is exceedingly large for a sessile oak.
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Image Location
Latitude
56.56157
Longitude
-3.576634