A named, long-standing tree carried in local memory as a landmark — included for its place in the landscape, with age and superlative claims held for verified sourcing.
Capon Tree is a named sessile oak in Scottish Borders, Scotland.
What follows is drawn from published sources, with each claim labelled by how firmly it is established.
What to look for
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A living tree: view without climbing, damaging bark, compacting roots, or crossing private boundaries.
What is said
Folklore and tradition, recorded as what is said — not as established fact.
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Local and modern accounts associate this named tree with older Scottish memory; the page records the association only as what is said, not as proof of an event or date.
Plan your visit
- Location
- General area near Jedburgh, Scottish Borders
- Nearest settlement
- Jedburgh
- Access
- Reached on a public path
- What survives
- Living-tree condition and access should be checked against current local guidance before any visit copy is expanded.
This is a sensitive or fragile site, so we show only its general area. Please check official heritage sources for access before visiting, and take care not to disturb it.
Nearby places
Carved stone · Medieval
Jedburgh Abbey
Scottish Borders
In 1118, before his accession to the Scottish throne, Prince David established a foundation of Augustinian canons at Jedburgh. It rose from priory…
- Near Jedburgh
- 1 min walk from car park
Fortified place · Medieval
Fatlips Castle
Scottish Borders
A sixteenth-century Border peel tower whose story runs from the region's turbulent reiving past through to its Victorian revival as a shooting lodg…
Sources
- Wikidata entity (accessed 2026-07-11)
- Wikipedia article (accessed 2026-07-11)
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