Capon Tree
The Capon Oak Tree is one of the last surviving trees of the ancient Scottish Jedforest. It is close to the A68 and Jed Water, a small river which has cut a course below soft sandstone cliffs.Photo: Ewen Rennie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: an old tree near Jedburgh, Scotland
- Also known as: “Capon Oak Tree”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ferniehirst Bridge and Ferniehirst Castle.
Ferniehirst Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ferniehirst Bridge is situated 1,800 feet southwest of Capon Tree.
Ferniehirst Castle
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ferniehirst Castle is an L-shaped construction on the east bank of the Jed Water, about a mile and a half south of Jedburgh, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, and in the former county of Roxburghshire. Ferniehirst Castle is situated 3,000 feet south of Capon Tree.
Inchbonny Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Inchbonny Bridge is situated 2,200 feet north of Capon Tree.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jedburgh and Lanton.
Jedburgh
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jedburgh is a town in the Scottish Borders, ten miles north of the border with England. It's best known for its ruined abbey, while the countryside around is dotted with turrets and towerhouses from the medieval days of banditry.
Lanton
Village
Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lanton is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, near Jedburgh and Timpendean Tower, off the A698. Lanton is situated 2½ miles northwest of Capon Tree.
Oxnam
Village
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oxnam is a village near Jedburgh, in Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is a primarily residential village. The placename Oxnam is from Old English oxa "oxen" and ham "village", the meaning being "village where ox are bred". Oxnam is situated 3 miles east of Capon Tree.
Capon Tree
- Categories: remarkable tree and tourism
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.4623° or 55° 27′ 44″ northLongitude
-2.5537° or 2° 33′ 13″ westOpen location code
9C7VFC6W+WGOpenStreetMap ID
node 5122619926OpenStreetMap feature
natural=treeOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q5036084
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