4.9 m round
about 3 people holding hands round it
On record with the Ancient Tree Inventory. Nobody here has been yet.
The Clachan Oak
Sessile oak
An ancient tree, 4.9 m round the trunk
On private land. Don't go onto it without permission.
Take me thereI'm here, add itPhotograph it, say why it's worth seeing, and it goes on the map as a Cool Tree, found by you. Anybody can add to it after that.
Where it is
Show on the mapBalfron, Stirling
The position comes from a survey, so expect to be within a few metres rather than standing at the trunk.
Is this the one?
What to check when you get there.
- It should be a sessile oak.
- It's 4.9 m round the trunk, about 3 people holding hands round it. That's the easiest check there is.
- It's a maiden: one trunk, never cut back, so look for a single tall stem.
- People round here may know it as The Clachan Oak, and there's sometimes a sign.
- The position came from a surveyor, so it can be a few metres out. If two big trees are close together, the girth usually settles it.
What the survey recorded
- Status
- Ancient tree
- Form
- Maiden
- Trunk
- 4.9 m round
- Condition
- Alive, Standing
- Getting there
- Public - Scottish Outdoor Access
- Where
- Stirling
This record comes from the Ancient Tree Inventory. Data reproduced with the permission of The Woodland Trust. Where the data comes from.