Scone Palace

Very near Perth, is the village of Scone, an ancient Pictish settlement which in turn resulted in a religious settlement founded by the Augustinians in a small abbey. This settlement is located in the area called Old Scone. During the Middle Ages, it played an important role as the place in which the kings were crowned, on the "Stone of Destiny", stolen by the English King Edward I and taken to London. In fact it is the base of the royal throne of Westminster Abbey where many English kings were crowned. In 1996 the stone was returned to Scotland and is on display in Edinburgh Castle. Next to that place stands Scone Palace, built in 1808 a restoration of a XVI century palace that was there before.