Monday, September 14, 2015

Scone, Scotland

Old Scone was the capital of the Kingdom of Alba.
In the middle ages it was an important royal center,
used as a royal residence and as the coronation site
of the Kingdoms monarchs. Around the royal site
was the town of Perth.


The Stone of Scone is a block of red sandstone
that was used for centuries in coronations.



Scone is mentioned in Shakespeare's play "Macbeth."



Some things to see in Scone, Scotland are:
Moot Hill




















Scone Palace

 
And the Scone Mercat Cross