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300-year-old 'haunted' Sussex tree where skeletons 'dance' once a year (www.theargus.co.uk)

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Skeletons are believed to dance beneath an old haunted Sussex oak tree once a year.

The Midsummer tree stands firm on a patch of green next to Grove Lodge roundabout in Worthing and is said to have been there for more than 300 years.

Nestled in the surrounding grass is a small plaque which signals the tree’s prominent position in local folklore.

Legend says that every year on Midsummer’s Eve, June 23, skeletons would rise from the roots of the tree and dance underneath it.

The plaque states: "This tree, believed to be over 300 years old, was once celebrated in local folklore. Every year, at Midnight on Midsummer's Eve, it was believed that skeletons would rise up from its roots and dance to the rattling of their own bones until daybreak"...

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