Honours of Scotland
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The Honours of Scotland are the historic Scottish crown jewels, comprising the crown, sceptre, and sword of state used in royal ceremonies and symbolizing Scotland’s monarchy and national identity.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Honours of Scotland canonical | 9 |
| Honours of the Kingdom of Scotland | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish crown jewels
ⓘ
regalia ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Scottish Crown Jewels
ⓘ
surface form:
Scottish crown jewels
Scottish Crown Jewels ⓘ
surface form:
Scottish regalia
|
| associatedWith |
Charles II of England
ⓘ
surface form:
Charles II of England and Scotland
James IV of Scotland ⓘ
surface form:
King James IV of Scotland
James V of Scotland ⓘ
surface form:
King James V of Scotland
Mary, Queen of Scots ⓘ |
| associatedWithBuilding | Palace of Holyroodhouse ⓘ |
| associatedWithInstitution | Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| ceremonialRole | representation of royal authority in Scotland ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
icon of Scottish heritage
ⓘ
symbol of Scottish sovereignty ⓘ |
| displayedFor | public viewing ⓘ |
| era | late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
Edinburgh Castle
ⓘ
surface form:
Crown Room, Edinburgh Castle
|
| guardedBy | Royal Regiment of Scotland ⓘ |
| hasPart |
crown of Scotland
ⓘ
surface form:
Crown of Scotland
Scottish sceptre ⓘ
surface form:
Sceptre of Scotland
Sword of State of Scotland ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | national treasure of Scotland ⓘ |
| keptAt | Edinburgh Castle ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | inalienable property of the Crown ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Edinburgh
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ |
| material |
gold
ⓘ
precious stones ⓘ silver ⓘ |
| ownedBy | the Crown ⓘ |
| part |
crown of Scotland
ⓘ
surface form:
Crown of Scotland
Sovereign's Orb ⓘ
surface form:
Sceptre of Scotland
Sword of State of Scotland ⓘ |
| protectedBy | Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ |
| rediscoveredBy | Sir Walter Scott ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
hidden during the English Civil War
ⓘ
rediscovered in 1818 ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Kings of Scotland
ⓘ
surface form:
Scottish monarchy
Scottish national identity ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
ⓘ
Lord Lyon King of Arms (in heraldic aspects) ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Lyon King of Arms
monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| usedFor | royal ceremonies ⓘ |
| usedIn |
coronations of Scottish monarchs
ⓘ
openings of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ state ceremonies in Scotland ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Crown of Scotland
this entity surface form:
Honours of the Kingdom of Scotland
subject surface form:
Royal Palace (Edinburgh Castle)