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Ian Hamilton On Stone Of Destiny - HISTORY

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« on: December 14, 2008, 10:33:54 am »





               









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The Stone of Scone (pronounced /ˈskuːn/), also commonly known as the Stone of Destiny or the Coronation Stone is an oblong block of red sandstone, about 26 inches (660 mm) by 16 inches (410 mm) by 10.5 inches (270 mm) in size and weighing approximately 336 pounds (152 kg).

The top bears chisel-marks.

At each end of the stone is an iron ring, apparently intended to make transport easier.

Historically, the artifact was kept at the now-ruined abbey in Scone, near Perth, Scotland.

It was used for centuries in the coronation of the monarchs of Scotland, the monarchs of England, and, more recently, British monarchs.

Other names by which it has sometimes been known include Jacob's Pillow Stone and the Tanist Stone, and in Scottish Gaelic, clach-na-cinneamhain, clach Sgàin, and Lia(th) Fàil[
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