Surrounded by beautiful gardens and peaceful woodland, the magnificent Scone Palace is one of Scotland’s most important stately homes. Scone is best known for housing the famous Stone of Scone, also known as the Stone of Destiny.

According to legend, Kenneth MacAlpin created the Kingdom of Scone in the 9th century and established himself as the first true King of Scots. All the Scottish royals that followed were crowned on Moot Hill, seated upon the Stone of Scone, until the last coronation of Charles II in 1651.

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