Capon Tree Monument

Capon Tree Monument is a memorial dated 1904, created by Laing and Beattie of Carlisle and funded by public subscription. It is made of carved red sandstone and features octagonal steps leading up to a tapering column, which is topped by a circular head with a carved Celtic cross. The monument is inscribed with the words: "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." This inscription references the historical events surrounding the tree, as noted in G.G. Mounsey's work, "Carlisle in 1745."