Tartan Compass Archive
Scone is inseparable from the story of Scottish kingship. Yet the palace standing here today belongs largely to the nineteenth century, long after the ceremonies that made the place famous.
For centuries, Scone was associated with the inauguration and coronation of Scottish monarchs. Its medieval abbey and the Stone of Scone gave the site a significance extending far beyond Perthshire. The present palace was substantially remodelled between 1803 and 1812 for the third Earl of Mansfield, to designs by William Atkinson. Its Gothic appearance was a deliberate choice, made when Scotland's medieval past held considerable appeal. The medieval abbey has gone, but the royal associations remain; the later palace and grounds record how successive generations continued to value the place.
The battlements, turrets and irregular roofline suggest a much older fortified house than the building visitors see today. Moot Hill and the surrounding grounds belong to another part of Scone's history. The palace, former religious site and designed landscape offer different clues to the significance of the place.
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