Capon Tree Monument is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 January 1984. Monument.

Capon Tree Monument

WRENN ID
night-hearth-amber
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cumberland
Country
England
Date first listed
16 January 1984
Type
Monument
Source
Historic England listing

Description

NY 55 NW BRAMPTON CAPON TREE ROAD BRAMPTON

13/6 Capon Tree Monument

II

Monument. Dated 1904 by Laing and Beattie of Carlisle, paid for by public subscription. Carved red sandstone. Octagonal steps, tapering column surmounted by circular head with carved Celtic cross. Inscribed, THIS STONE IS PLACED TO MARK THE SITE OF THE ANCIENT CAPON TREE UNDER WHOSE SHADE THE JUDGES OF ASSIZE RESTED AND UPON WHOSE BRANCHES WERE EXECUTED (in 1746) FOR ADHERENCE TO THE CAUSE OF THE ROYAL LINE OF STUART, COLONEL JAMES INNES, CAPTAIN PATRICK LINDESAY, RONALD MACDONALD, THOMAS PARK, PETER TAYLOR, MICHAEL DELAW. See G.G. Mounsey, Carlisle in 1745.

Listing NGR: NY5257459809

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