Cruxton Castle

The following description appears in Arboretum and Fruticetum: The Cruxton Yew stood close by Cruxton Castle; and under its shade tradition says that Queen Mary gave her consent to marry Darnley, to perpetuate the memory of which, she had the figure of a yew tree stamped on her coins. J.Maxwell,Esq., M.P., whose residence at Police commands a view of Cruxton Castle, informs us that this yew has been dead many years; but that he has preserved a portion of its trunk. He has also a young tree, raised from its layering, which he intends to plant on the site of the old one, as soon as it attains sufficient size.