Scone

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Scone is a historic Scottish village best known as the traditional coronation site of Scottish kings and the location of the Stone of Scone.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic settlement
village
associatedWith Scottish crown
surface form: Scottish monarchy

Scottish nationhood
Stone of Destiny
surface form: Stone of Scone
continent Europe
country Scotland
governingBody Perth and Kinross council area
surface form: Perth and Kinross Council
hasAlternativeName Scone Abbey
surface form: Old Scone
hasHeritage traditional coronation site of Scottish kings
hasReligiousSignificance important ecclesiastical centre in medieval Scotland
site of medieval abbey
hasSite Scone Palace
heritageStatus historic royal site
historicalRole ceremonial and political centre of medieval Scotland
coronation site of the Kings of Scots
knownFor Scottish royal coronations
Stone of Destiny
surface form: Stone of Scone
language Scots
Scottish Gaelic
locatedIn Perth and Kinross
central Scotland
locatedNear Perth
nearbySettlement Scone
surface form: New Scone
nearbyWaterBody River Tay
partOf Kingdom of Scotland
surface form: historic Kingdom of Scotland
region Lowlands
replacedBy Scone
surface form: New Scone
tourism popular heritage tourism destination
traditionalFunction location of the Stone of Destiny during coronations

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