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Stone of Scone
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Stone of Scone
The
Stone of Scone
(; , )—also known as the
Stone of Destiny
, and often referred to in England as
The Coronation Stone
—is an oblong block of red
sandstone
that was used for centuries in the
coronation
of the
monarchs of Scotland
, and later the
monarchs of England
and the
Kingdom of Great Britain
. Historically, the artefact was kept at the now-ruined
Scone Abbey
in
Scone
, near
Perth, Scotland
. It is also known as
Jacob's Pillow Stone
and the
Tanist
Stone, and in Scottish Gaelic,
clach-na-cinneamhain
. Its size is about by by and its weight is approximately . A roughly incised cross is on one surface, and an iron ring at each end aids with transport. The Stone of Scone was last used in 1953 for the
coronation
of
Elizabeth II
of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
.
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