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Scone Palace, Scone, Perth and Kinross, Scot. Stone Presbyterian chapel with two corner towers and arched windows, with a replica of the Stone of Scone on a plinth in the grassy foreground at Scone Palace, near Perth, Scotland.
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Scone Palace

palace, Scone, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Scone Palace, Scone, Perth and Kinross, Scot.
Scone Palace, Scone, Perth and Kinross, Scot.

Scone Palace is a historic mansion located in Scone, near the River Tay in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Traditionally, Old Scone was the capital of a Pictish kingdom and later became the site where Scottish kings were crowned on the Stone of Scone. This stone, a block of sandstone, was brought to Scone in the 9th century and was used for coronations until the 15th century. The current Scone Palace was built between 1803 and 1808 on the site of a former Augustinian monastery. The village of Old Scone was relocated to create parkland around the new palace, with a new village of New Scone built nearby. Tourism is now the primary economic driver for the area.12

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