SCONE PALACE

Scone Palace is called the Crowning Place of Scottish Kings. They have the largest collection of of ivory in Europe
Someone has been living in Scone for over 2,000 years.

As you can see peacocks roam the 100 acres of beautifully landscaped grounds.

The drawing room in the palace used to be called the WITHDRAWING ROOM. It
was the room you withdrew to after eating in the dining room and was always
the most beautiful room in the palace. 

Scone Palace was opened in 1966 to visitors. It is still inhabited by the Murray Family and so we were not allowed to take pictures inside the palace. They have French tables and furniture dating from 1650..

The beautiful oak that abounds inside the palace is from the oak trees on the premise. It has not been stained.

This is called Moot Hill.

Notice the rise on Moot Hill. Lords of the area had to swear their loyalty to the Lord of the Manor. It was not
practical for the Lord to travel to each of the homes so they came to him. They came with their boots filled with dirt
from their land. They would empty the boots of the dirt from their land and then stand upon the dirt and swear allegiance to the Lord.

This is a replica of the Stone of Scone Destiny where 42 Scottish Kings sat upon to be crowned.
The last Scottish King was crowned here in 1651.

Inside the building on Moot Hill.

A wonderful woodland walk

You may remember the movie BELLE. She was the illegitimate mixed race daughter of William Murray's nephew. William Murray was also known at the 1st Earl of Mansfield and he adopted the daughter, Dido. When movie makers came to the palace and saw the picture of Dido Elizabeth Belle and her cousin Lady Elizabeth Murray, the movie was born. William Murray was the Lord Chief Justice of England at a time when he ruled on a case involving slavery. As a result in 1786, slavery was outlawed in Britain.

Hairy Cews. They can  withstand the cold Highland winter.