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	Scone Palace - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The present palace was built in 1608 for the Earls of Mansfield by William Atkinson.
		Unfortunately, the palace was extensively remodeled in 1776 by the Fifth Viscount of Stormont, Earl of Mansfield, with addition of elaborate French furnishings.
		In 1604 Scone was the family seat of the Lords of Scone, a branch of the Murrays of Tullibardine, whose original family seat was Balvaird Castle.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Scone_Palace (621 words)

	Scone - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta
		Scone, village in Perth and Kinross, central Scotland, near the River Tay, consisting of the communities of Old Scone and New Scone, near Perth....
		Scone Palace, near Perth, in Scotland, family seat of the Lords of Scone since 1604, and now the home of the Earls of Mansfield.
		The Stone of Destiny, or the Stone of Scone, is a block of sandstone that measures 66 cm (26 in) in length, 40 cm (16 in) in width, 28 cm (11 in)...
	au.encarta.msn.com /Scone.html (114 words)

	Historical perspective for Scone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		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/townhistory154.html (2433 words)

	Scone Palace on a small group tour of Scotland
		Located 1½ miles North of Perth and 2 miles West of New Scone, Scone Palace is the family home of the Earls of Mansfield.
		Both Palace and Abbey were destroyed in 1559 by a Perth mob, incited by a sermon by John Knox (1505-72), and the lands passed to the Earl of Gowrie, who built a new house.
		Murray built a new Palace in 1618 and it was here that Charles II (1630-85) stayed before being the last King crowned on Moot Hill in the palace grounds (1651), where Kings had been crowned since the time of Kenneth MacAlpin (d.858).
	www.visitdunkeld.com /scone-palace2.htm (815 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)

	Travels in Scotland : Other Sights : Scone Palace (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Scone Palace is historically the heartland of the Scoto-Pictish Kingdom, a legend that was perpetuated by King Kenneth MacAlpine in the mid-9th century, when he made Scone the senter of the kingdom, a counterpart of the recently created ecclesiastical seat in Dunkeld.
		It was refused, lending credence to a rumor/legend that the monks at the palace knew that Edward I was going to steal the stone; they placed a fake stone in its place and hid the real stone until the English soldiers left.
		Like many abbeys, Scone Palace and the abbotts house served as a royal residence during the reign of Robert III 1390-1405.
	www.phouka.com /travel/other/sconepalace/scone.html (385 words)

	Scone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Scone, New South Wales, Australia (named after the Scottish burgh by emigrants)
		scone is sometimes used as an other name for comma category.
		This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Scone (100 words)

	Scottish Wedding Venues
		Scone Palace is a Scottish Gothic building, remodelled by William Atkinson in 1803, and it houses one of Scotland's finest collections of French and Scottish decorative arts as well as renowned porcelain collection.
		The Palace was the original home of the Stone of Destiny and the crowning site of the Kings of Scotland until 1651.
		Scone Palace Estate is quite vast and there are a number of areas which are suitable for the use of marquees, the lawns immediately adjacent to the Palace are the most prestigious location.
	www.utopia-scotland.com /unique_html/scone_palace.html (223 words)

	Scone Palace Perth races Perth Perthshire Scotland, famous historic Scottish castles 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 /touring-perthshire/scone-palace.htm (305 words)

	VisitScotland Perthshire - Scone Palace
		Scone Palace is to host a Festival of Orchids from 5th — 6th August 2006.
		Scone Palace is to host a Festival of Orchids on 5th and 6th August 2006.
		The Palace is the home of the Earls of Mansfield and was the crowning place of Scotland's Kings until 1651.
	www.perthshire.co.uk /index.asp?pg=134 (593 words)

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		From its monastic beginnings as an abbey, Scone Palace is now the family seat of the Earls of Mansfield and has been their home for nearly 400 years.
		The Palace is a major tourist attraction as well as a popular venue for hospitality and high quality private functions.
		From the time of Kenneth MacAlpin, who brought the Stone of Destiny to Scone in AD 838, until the Union of the Crowns in 1603, all the Kings of Scots were crowned at Scone upon the Moot Hill.
	macalpineclan.com /sys-tmpl/thestoneofdestiny (474 words)

	Scone Palace - the home of the Earls of Mansfield
		Scone is a place that breathes history like nowhere else in Scotland.
		Poised above the River Tay, the Palace overlooks the routes north to the Highlands and east through Strathmore to the coast.
		Scone Palace will be holding a series of events in 2006 to commemorate the 700th anniversary of the inauguration of King Robert the Bruce to the Scottish throne.
	www.scone-palace.net /palace/index.cfm (275 words)

	Scone village (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Scone is the crowning place of the kings and queens of Scotland including Robert the Bruce.
		Scone Palace still has the "Moot Hill" or "Boot Hill" where highland chiefs swore allegiance kneeling on their own land (or a handful of earth carried in a cloth placed in their boot).
		Scone is a large village outside Perth with a wide age range and mainly friendly community.
	www.robertdouglas.pkc.sch.uk /scone.htm (620 words)

	Scone Palace, Perth
		Scone Palace (2mi/3.2km to the north of Perth) is situated near the old but now non-existent abbey of Scone where Scottish monarchs from Kenneth II to James IV were crowned.
		In the ninth century Kenneth MacAlpin chose Scone as the royal residence and brought the Scottish coronation stone ("Stone of Scone") here, but in 1297 Edward I took it to Westminster Abbey in London where it has remained.
		The major part of the palace was built at the beginning of the 19th C and it is now the seat of the earls of Mansfield, whose ancestors are shown in the portraits which line the Long Gallery.
	www.planetware.com /perth/scone-palace-gb-tays-scone.htm (215 words)

	Big Tree Country - Scone Palace
		Scone Palace has been a focus of Scottish History for many years, having been the crowning place of Kings between the 9th and 16th centuries and the original home of the Stone of Destiny.
		David Douglas, the most famous of Scotland’s plant hunters, was born at Scone and worked at the palace as a gardener.
		Toilets and refreshments are provided at the Palace in addition to nearby services in both Perth & Scone.
	www.perthshirebigtreecountry.co.uk /index.asp?pg=38 (260 words)

	The Stone of Scone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		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.
		Another story is quite humorous, and claims that the cover stone for the cesspit at Scone was substituted and the English are really sitting on a Coronation 'Throne'.
	www.tartans.com /articles/stoneofscone.html (1145 words)

	Scone Palace on AboutBritain.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		It is located immediately in front of the Palace and is crowned by a tiny Presbyterian Chapel, which, like the Palace, was Gothicized around 1804.
		Situated in the open space between the Palace and the Wild Garden and Pinetum, are the lawns and formal Gardens.
		The Royal Palace of Falkland, set in the heart of a unique medieval village, was the country residence and hunting lodge of eight Stuart monarchs, including Mary, Queen of Scots.
	www.aboutbritain.com /SconePalace.htm (843 words)

	Castles in Scotland - Scottish Castles and Palaces,
		Scotland was united in 833 AD at Scone by Kenneth MacAplin, who placed the stone of Scone on Moot Hill where Scotland's Kings (including Macbeth and Robert the Bruce) were crowned until Edward I moved the Coronation Stone to Westminster in 1296.
		Scone Palace now boasts a fabulous collection of French furniture, clocks, ivories, one of the finest collections of porcelain in Scotland, and 16th century needlework, including bed hangings worked by Mary Queen of Scots.
		Scone's gardens are famous for its pinetum, a collection of rare pine trees some of which are over 150 feet high, and continue to grow.
	www.scottishtours.com /TxCastles.htm (1191 words)

	The Mansfield, England Sister Cities Association
		Slowly without the Stone of Destiny the glory of ancient Scone began to fade, until, on 27th June 1559 soon after an inflammatory speech by John Knox, the Abbey was destroyed by the crowd.
		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)

	Scone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		"SCONE, palace, quondam abbey, extinct city, modern town and parish in Perthshire.
		The palace stands near left side of the Tay, 2 miles north of Perth, is the chief seat of the Earl of Mansfield, was erected in 1803-6, is a grand castellated edifice with frontage of 240 feet, and either covers or adjoins the site of an ancient royal palace, the occasional residence of many kings.
		- The abbey stood adjacent to the royal palace, covered the site of a Culdee cell, was founded in 1114, contained the coronation stone previously in Dunstaffnage and now in Westminster Abbey, was long the coronation place of the Scottish kings, and, together with the royal palace, was destroyed at the Reformation.
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/sct/PER/Scone (330 words)

	Perth travel guide - Wikitravel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Perth used to be Scotland's capital from the 12th century on with the important Scone Palace nearby.
		Scone Palace, Scone (2 miles / 3km north of Perth, follow A93 and signs), 01738 552 300 (visits@scone-palace.co.uk).
		Scone is the historic crowning place of no less than 42 Scottish kings, including Robert the Bruce, Oliver Cromwell and Bonnie Prince Charlie.
	wikitravel.org /en/Perth_(Scotland) (707 words)

	Scone Palace Caravan Holiday Homes
		Scone Palace Caravan Park is the perfect location for peace and tranquillity
		Scone Palace Caravan Park is a haven of peace & tranquillity nestling amongst acres and acres of beautiful parkland within the estate of Scone Palace.
		Just an hours drive from Edinburgh, and just 25 miles drive from Dundee, you could be in another universe such is the contrast.
	www.sconecaravanhomes.co.uk (100 words)

	Scone Palace - Travelscotland
		Situated a few miles outside Perth on the A93 Braemar Road, is the unmissable Scone Palace, one of the most historically important places in the country.
		The Royal City of Scone became the seat of government, and the kings of Scotland resided at the Palace of Scone before their coronations.
		The coronation stone was removed to Westminster by that most hated foe, Edward I, in 1296, and only recently returned to Scotland in a desperate, but failed, Conservative attempt to win back support north of the border.
	www.travelscotland.co.uk /guide/Scone_Palace (344 words)

	Scone : Introduction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Old Scone, 3km (2 miles) from Perth on the River Tay, was the ancient capital of the Picts.
		The early Scottish monarchs were enthroned here on a lump of sandstone called the "Stone of Destiny." In 1296, Edward I, the "Hammer of the Scots," moved the stone to Westminster Abbey, and for hundreds of years it rested under the chair on which British monarchs were crowned.
		The seat of the earls of Mansfield and birthplace of David Douglas (of fir-tree fame), Scone Palace, along A93 (tel.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/print-narrative.cfm?destID=2067&catID=2067010001 (258 words)

	VisitScotland Perthshire - News
		Scone Palace near Perth will be the venue for some spooky goings-on this Hallowe'en.
		Intrepid guests will be met at the Palace by their hostess for the evening Annie Buchan.
		She will invite them to join her for a wander into the dark forest of Scone to discover the ghosts and ghouls out and about on the All Hallows Weekend.
	www.perthshire.co.uk /index.asp?pg=338 (625 words)

	Scottish Castles and Palaces, Castles in Scotland
		Scotland was united in 833 AD on Scone Palace's Moot Hill by Kenneth MacAplin.
		Scone Palace boasts a fabulous collection of French furniture, clocks, ivories, one of the finest collections of porcelain in Scotland, and 16th century needlework, including bed hangings worked by Mary Queen of Scots.
		Although The Stone of Scone is a replica (perhaps!) a visit to Scone Palace and Moot Hill is a visit to Scotland's birthplace.
	www.scottishtours.com /Castles.htm (1127 words)

	index Scone Perthshire Scotland UK
		New Scone situated some three miles north east of Perth city centre on the A94 Perth Forfar road is reputed to be the biggest village in Scotland and is a thriving community with a fair selection of shops mostly on the main street.
		One of the features is the Robert Douglas Memorial park adjacent to the school of the same name.Scone Palace is worthy of a visit and holds some fine works of art and antiquity.
		All in all Scone is a pleasant place to live in and caters for a surprising diversity of interests, whether you want a relaxing or energetic vacation, staying within the immediate vicinity or using as a base for touring.
	locheil.co.uk /scone (371 words)

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