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Elfin Oak (London)

United Kingdom / England / London
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The Elfin Oak is a decorated 900-year-old oak tree in Kensington Gardens. It has had a number of elf figures carved out of it and painted. It was restored and protected with a new enclosure in the late 1990's as it had got into a dilapidated state.

See www.flickr.com/photos/albedo/302921307/ for a picture of the tree.
Additional information can be found here www.museumstuff.com/learn/topics/Elfin_Oak
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Coordinates:   51°30'31"N   -0°11'16"E
This article was last modified 14 years ago