The oak is situated in Sēļi parish, 400 m N from the former Sēļi school, on the left side of the road, in a small wood cluster (the stop “Skola”)
The only Devil’s Oak in Vidzeme where until as late as 1950 the custom of catering spirits was preserved. The circumference of its trunk is 5.45 m, height 21 m, projection of its crown is 333 m², age ~270 years. (Eniņš, 2008) Currently the place has been looked after, cleaned from bushes and trees, direction and information signs provided in 4 languages. The place is looked after by the Sēļi Parish municipality. The sites nearby: Aņģīši Devil’s Stone, Pantene Sacred Spring, Jenki Cross Stone, the place of Tūtere Oak. The closest settlements: Sēļi, Pantene, Mazsalaca.
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