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	Scone, Perthshire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Scone is a large village, a mile north of Perth, Scotland.
		The village was moved from its original position next to Scone Palace, ancient crowning place of the kings of Scotland, a mile west of where it stands now.
		The Baw game of Scone Here the men of the parish would assemble at the cross, the married on one side, the bachelors on the other, the play continuing from 2 o'clock till sunset.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Scone,_Perthshire (272 words)

	Scotland
		Scotland was a traditional ally of France, and during Anglo-French hostilities in 1513 James invaded England in aid of his ally.
		Scotland was at that time divided domestically by conflict between the Protestants and the Roman Catholics, and in foreign affairs by those favouring an alliance with France and those supporting England.
		Grandson of Malcolm I; annexed Lothian and Cumbria north of the Solway to Scotland; pledged allegiance to Canute (1031).
	website.lineone.net /~johnbidmead/Scotland.htm (8480 words)

	Historical perspective for Old Scone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		miles; the extreme breadth, from the point on the E where the parishes of St Martins, Kilspindie, and Scone meet, near Blackcraig, to the bend of the Tay at the NW corner of the policies of Scone Palace on the W, is 5 miles; and the area is 7237¼ acres, of which 139½ are water.
		The chief residences are Scone Palace and Bonhard House, the latter the seat of Alexander Macduff, Esq.
		Scone Palace is the seat of William David Murray, present and fourth Earl of Mansfield, ninth Viscount Stormont and Baron Scone (b.
	www.geo.ed.ac.uk:81 /scotgaz/towns/townhistory1212.html (2433 words)

	Wikinfo \| Scone
		A scone is a bread thicker than a bannock made of wheat, barley or oat meal.
		The scone closely resembles an American biscuit - itself not to be confused with the Commonwealth biscuit, which equates to what the Americans call a "cookie".
		The scone is still doughier than the American biscuit, and frequently includes raisins, currants or dates.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Scone (208 words)

	James I of Scotland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		After the death of his uncle in 1420, the ransom of £40,000 was finally paid, and in 1424 James returned to Scotland to find a country in chaos.
		James was formally crowned King of Scotland at Scone Abbey, Perthshire, on May 2 or 21, 1424.
		He proceeded to rule Scotland with a firm hand, and achieved numerous financial and legal reforms.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/James_I_of_Scotland (658 words)

	Scone Palace (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Scone Palace is located at the geographical and historical heart of Scotland.
		The Abbey Palace of Scone was the lodging of the kings before their coronation, and the city that grew up around the Palace was the seat of government.
		The Abbey of Scone and the Bishops' Palace were ransacked and burned by a mob during the Reformation in 1559.
	www.great-houses-scotland.co.uk /castles/sconepalace.cfm (539 words)

	The Mystery Worshipper: Scone Old Church, Scone, Perthshire, Scotland
		At the back of the church is a large, ancient, dark, carved wooden pew, the seat of the Earl of Mansfield and his family, on which Charles II sat he was crowned King in Scotland in 1651.
		The neighbourhood: Scone Palace, with the enthronement mound where the Stone of Destiny of the Kings of Scotland stood, is their neighbour.
		In the graveyard is a memorial to David Douglas, the botanist who was apprenticed in Scone Palace gardens, and travelled the world, bringing specimens to the UK, including the Douglas Fir.
	www.ship-of-fools.com /Mystery/2004/872.html (980 words)

	Scone, Perthshire -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Scone is a large (A settlement smaller than a town) village, a mile north of (additional info and facts about Perth, Scotland) Perth, Scotland.
		Here the men of the parish would assemble at the cross, the married on one side, the bachelors on the other, the play continuing from 2 o'clock till sunset.
		The party who could effect either of these objects won the game, if neither won, the ball was cut into equal parts at sunset.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sc/scone,_perthshire.htm (256 words)

	Illustrated Guide to Places to Visit - Scone Palace, Perthshire
		It was Kenneth mac Alpin who moved his centre of power to Scone (pronounced Scoon) and Dunkeld in the 9th century as his western province of Dalriada (Argyll) came under increasing pressure from the Vikings.
		In the grounds of Scone Palace there is a copy of the Stone of Destiny (yes, it's definitely a copy) and a chapel on Moot Hill, the place where the coronations of so many Scottish kings took place.
		The medieval village of Scone was razed to the ground to create the gardens and pinetum (which includes a Douglas fir planted from a seed sent by David Douglas the botanist).
	www.rampantscotland.com /visit/blvisitscone.htm (446 words)

	AllRefer.com - Scotland (British And Irish Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Scotland is separated from England by the Tweed River, the Cheviot Hills, the Liddell River, and Solway Firth.
		Scotland, England, and Wales have been united since 1707 under the name of the United Kingdom of Great Britain.
		They share a national parliament but Scotland has its own system of laws (based on Roman law rather than the common law of England), banking (including its own banknotes), and education.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/S/Scotland.html (306 words)

	The Stone of Destiny or Scone
		Tradition (legend) affirms that it is the same stone stone which Jacob used as a pillow at Bethel and then set up as a pillar and anointed with oil: later, according to Jewish tradition (possible legend), it became the pedestal of the ark in the Temple.
		Gathelus sent the stone to Eire when he had invaded that country, and it was later brought to Scotland where it remained in the Abbey of Scone until, in the year 1296, Edward I of England carried it off to Westminster Abbey in England.
		When he heard this legend, the man hurried back to Dunisinnan Hill, but whether his memory was at fault regarding the site of the landslide, or whether the passage of time, or a fresh slide of earth, had obliterated the cavity, thefact remains that he was unable to locate the opening in the hillside.
	members.aol.com /Skyelander/stone.html (808 words)

	Scone Palace - Wee Guides to Scotland castles and mansions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Scone was a centre of the Picts, and in the 6th century a Culdee cell of the early Celtic church was founded here.
		However, after the 'Gowrie Conspiracy' in 1600, when the Ruthven Earl of Gowrie and his brother, the Master of Ruthven, were murdered by James VI and others, Scone passed to the Murrays, as David Murray of Gospertie had been one of those to save the King's life.
		The old village of Scone was moved in 1804-5 to New Scone, as it was too close to the Palace for the then owners.
	www.scotland2000.com /weeguides/castles/131.htm (292 words)

	Information Needed! - Castle Quest
		Scotland - most recently, coronations were held at the Palace of Scone.
		England - currently Westminster Abbey, using a throne containing the 'Stone of Destiny' or 'Stone of Scone' which rightly belongs at Scone, Scotland (this was reckoned to have been 'stolen' by the English in 1296).
		To many he represents the struggle between Scotland and England, but his legitimacy as king was a matter of debate even amongst Scots of his day.
	www.castlesontheweb.com /quest/Forum9/HTML/000179.html (1682 words)

	CNN - Scotland's 'Stone of Scone' finds its way home - Nov. 15, 1996
		The Stone of Scone (pronounced skoon) left Scotland in shame in the hands of an English conqueror.
		It returned in triumph to the winsome tunes of bagpipes, though it was guarded closely in a closed Land Rover over the bridge at Coldstream.
		What the British government bills as a gesture of reconciliation is seen by some Scots as a political ploy by Prime Minister John Major to scrape up a few votes.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/9611/15/stone.of.scone (393 words)

	GO BRITANNIA! Scotland: A Brief History - Turmoil after the Bruce
		The new king planned to intervene in the affairs of Scotland by enlisting the support of many disaffected nobles whose lands had been forfeited in their earlier fight against Bruce.
		The rival Scottish army marched on Scotland and defeated the troops of the Earl of Mar, who had succeeded Moray as military commander and crowned John Balliol's son Edward as King of Scotland at Scone.
		Worse, however, for Scotland's newly won independence was the defection of large numbers of Scottish nobles and clergy to the winning side, with the result that the Lowlands were quickly overrun and garrisoned by the English.
	britannia.com /celtic/scotland/scot5.html (829 words)

	Don't Hold Your Breath: 07/01/2004 - 07/31/2004
		Scone was also the coronation site of the kings of Scotland.
		The real Stone of Scone (or perhaps a copy, who knows?) was stolen by Edward I of England in 1296 and placed in Westminster Abbey, from where it was stolen again by some student pranksters in 1950.
		According to Glasgow University folklore, the stone which the police eventually recovered was not the real Stone of Scone (or even the copy that Longshanks stole) but a copy (or yet another copy) and the real Stone (or the copy that Longshanks stole) is hidden somewhere in the Glasgow University Union.
	dhyb.blogspot.com /2004_07_01_dhyb_archive.html (744 words)

	Geneology of Clan Arthur from King David (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The Stone of Destiny was moved from Iona to Scone, Scotland to protect it from the invading Norse.
		It was in Scone that the Kings of Scotland were coronated until the 12th century by the Abbot-Bishops of the Culdee when English threat caused the Stone of Destiny to be placed in hiding (not stolen by the English as popular accounts suggest).
		The Stone of Destiny was moved to Scone in Scotland due to the Norse invasions of Iona.
	www.culdee.org /press/genealogy/mcarthur/clanarthur.html (982 words)

	Scone on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Savoy Raisin Scones; Potato Scones; Cinnamon Crumble Scones; Cheese Scones.
		A savory scone, such as this tangy Cheddar cheese with its bite of ground red pepper and mustard, is just as welcome at the tea table as one sweetened with sugar and dried fruit.
		Lavender is a relative of the mint family with flowers that impart a slightly citrus, faintly pungent floral flavor to tea cakes, cookies, scones and ice cream.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/s/scone.asp (680 words)

	Stone of Scone
		The Stone of Scone is known by many names: Stone of Scone, Stone of Destiny, Coronation Stone and Jacob's Pillow are the most common.
		The Stone of Scone, Scotland's coronation stone, is rectangular, weighs just over 300 pounds, about 26 inches in length, 16 inches in width and 10 ½ inches in depth.
		The kings of Scotland have been crowned in a ceremony utilizing the stone since Aidan was crowned on Iona.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/scotland_retired/39029 (461 words)

	Welcone to Scone Village - The birth place of David Douglas at the heart of Perthshire, Scotland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		David Douglas was born in Scone, Perthshire, Scotland in the year 1798 as was the son of a working mason.
		Scone Village is situated two miles north east of Perth, with a population of approximately 5000 residents and is now recognised as the largest village in Scotland.
		There are plenty of places to visit in and around Scone.
	www.sconevillage.com (85 words)

	The Stone of Scone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The Stone of Destiny is known by many names, Stone of Scone, Jacob's Pillow, the Coronation Stone, Jacob's Pillar and even the Liath Fail.
		The current 'claimed' Stone of Scone, sits in Edinburgh Castle, on loan to the people it was taken from by the English.
		In what eventually became Scotland, the Stone was moved on several occasions by the Scots, from Dunadd to Iona and eventually to Scone from where it gets its modern name.
	www.tartans.com /articles/stoneofscone.html (1145 words)

	thePeerage.com - Person Page 10288
		She married, firstly, Alexander II 'the Peaceful', King of Scotland, son of William I 'the Lion', King of Scotland and Ermengarde de Beaumont, on 15 May 1239 in Roxburgh, Scotland.
		She was the daughter of Alexander III 'the Glorius', King of Scotland and Margaret of England, Princess of England.
		She married Duncan I 'the Gracious', King of Scotland, son of Crinan of Atholl, Mormaer of Atholl and Bethoc of Scotland, circa 1030.
	www.thepeerage.com /p10288.htm (1953 words)

	Press Releases: Stone of Scone
		It is the "Stone of Scone" or the "Stone of Destiny" or the "Coronation Stone".
		From Scotland to England: In 1296, the Scots were defeated by the English King Edward I, who seized the Stone, the symbol of Scottish sovereignty, and carried it off to Westminster Abby in London, England.
		Back to Scotland for Good: In November of 1996, amidst a great fanfare of Bagpipes, Cannon Salutes and impeccable security, England (represented by Prince Andrew) returned the Stone of Scone to Scotland on the understanding that it can be temporarily taken back to London whenever it is required for future coronations.
	www.fergusscottishfestival.com /press/stoneofscone.htm (1106 words)

	Royal Family of Europe - pafg36 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		Robert II King Of SCOTLAND [Parents] was born on 2 Mar 1316 in Dundonald, Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland.
		Isabella Eupheme Stewart Princess Of SCOTLAND was born about 1348 in Of, Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland.
		Jodao Prince Of PORTUGAL AND THE ALGARVES [Parents] was born on 13 Jan 1400 in, Santarbem, Santarbem, Portugal.
	www.ishipress.com /royalfam/pafg36.htm (1780 words)

	The Genealogy Website of Adams/Simpson - pafg54 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		He was buried in 1390 in Scone Abbey,Scone,Perthshire,Scotland.
		Elizabeth Mure [Queen Scotland] [Parents] was born about 1320 in of,Rowallan,Kilmarnock,Ayrshire.
		Euphemia Ross [Queen Scotland] was born about 1330 in of,Ross & Cromarty,Scotland.
	users.kricket.net /RajinCajun/pafg54.htm (406 words)

	The Mansfield, England Sister Cities Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Thus, Sir David Murray in 1604, the King's Ceremonial Cup-bearer, Master of the Horse, Comptroller of Scotland (and later, Captain of the King's Guard) was given the Palace and the lands of Scone in reward.
		The Abbey of Scone and Bishop's House were sacked and burned in 1559 by a wild mob who had been greatly inflamed by John Knox's sermon in Perth.
		The 'Palace of Scone', residence of the Abbot, and where the Kings of Scots lodged for their Coronations and peregrinations, got off lightly and still forms the main structure of the present-day house.
	www.sistercities.co.uk /earl.php (1625 words)

	Ancestors of King Of Scots Robert I DE BRUCE
		Under the terms, Scotland was to remain a separate and independent kingdom, -- "separate, distinct and free in itself without subjection from the realm of England" --though Edward wished to keep English garrisons in a number of Scottish castles.
		On her way to Scotland, somewhere in the Orkneys, the young Norwegian princess died, unable to enjoy the consignment of sweetmeats and raisins sent by the English King.
		Scotland was wrenched from English control, its armies free to invade and harass northern England.
	www.whosyomama.com /gabroaddrick3/7867.htm (4960 words)

	Perth Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		This was located at the highest point on the River Tay their ships could reach, at its confluence with the River Almond two miles north of the current centre of the town.
		When his six year old son was crowned as James II, it was to be in Edinburgh rather than at Scone, as this was deemed by his mother to be safer.
		Unusually, the railway builders respected the existing pattern of development of the town and the railway station was located at the south western corner of the old town grid.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /perth/perth (1108 words)

	Scone Palace - Express by Holiday Inn. Hotel in Perth, Scotland.
		Scone is situated at the centre of Scotland geographically.
		We learn, too, of the High Kings of the Picts in their Kingdom of Scone, of Scotland's legendary kings like Macbeth and Robert the Bruce, of the Stone of Scone - known by some as the Stone of Destiny - on which British monarchs are still crowned.
		Scone Palace has been the home of the Earls of Mansfield for nearly 400 years.
	www.hiexpressperth.co.uk /Perth/sconepalace.htm (207 words)

	Lyon Family
		was born in 1624-1625 in Rye, Scotland, was christened in Or Heston, Middlesex, England, and died on 17 October 1678 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Conn., at age 54.
		11115211121-Henry LYON was born in 1625 in Glenlyon, Perthshire, Scotland and died in 1703 in Newark, Essex, NJ, at age 78.
		11115211127-Thomas LYON was born in 1621 in Glen Lyon, Perthshire, Scotland died on 8 November 1690 in Rye, Westchester, New York, at age 69, and was buried in Lyon Cemetery, Byram Neck, Greenwich, Connecticut.
	www.kylefamily.us /id50.htm (3282 words)

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