The Stone of Destiny - Scone
In old times the Kings of Scotland used to
reside at Perth and to be crowned at Scone. Here they had to step on the
Lia Fal, the Stone of Destiny that would cry and weep if a pretender, not
worth the honour would step on it. The Stone had been brought from Ireland
and there is the story that it was first Jacob's pillow, then St. Joseph's
of Arimathea's boat, carrying himself and Scotia to Ireland. The Stone
rested on the hill of Tara for a long time and was Called Innisfoil - Stone
of Fortune.
Then it came to Skye,
blessed the rock of
Dunvegan passed on to Iona
and Argyll. Finally it came to rest at Scone until Edward
I seized the Stone and brought it to Westminster where it rested in
the abbey for almost 700 years - only disturbed from time to time by being
taken away to Scotland and again returned to England.
In 1996 finally after having been stolen for
several times the Stone of Destiny returned from Westminster to Edinburgh
Castle where it is shown along with the Regalia of Scoland.
Earldoms - Dynasties
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