Talk:Capon Oak Tree

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According to the original poster of this information, it is named after the Capuchin monks who rested beneath it. However, the Capuchin order did not establish itself in Scotland until the mid-20th century, and only came into existence (as a full order) after the destruction of Jedburgh Abbey and dissolution of the monasteries in England. It is a relatively recent monastic order, dating from the late renaissance and reformation period, not mediaeval. Andrew Lang, one of the most lore-learned men of the Scottish Borders, wrote "but why 'Capon' it passes the knowledge of man to decide" when describing the tree (Highways and Byways in the Border, Andrew and John Lang, Macmillan & Co, 1914).

There were friars who travelled through or stayed in Jedburgh, but their order was of the White Friars, or Carmelites, according to Sir Walter Scott. There is still a narrow street and garden named for their Friary.