 It is thought that this segment would have been from approximately 2 metres above ground level, which would date the start of the growth to around 1762. it is possible that this section was from regrowth stimulated by Cunnigham's intervention in 1768.An analysis of older sections of the trunk could not be carried out but may well be several hundred years earlier.In October 2019 planning permission was applied for to construct a monument to the oak in the grounds of the church.