Scone in Scotland
Thursday, 23 February 2023 - 11:00 am (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union Category/Kategorie: General , Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks
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Scone (
Scottish Gaelic : Sgà in;
Scots : Scuin) is a town in
Perth and Kinross , Scotland. The
medieval town of Scone, which grew up around the
monastery and royal residence , was abandoned in the early 19th century when the residents were removed and a
new palace was built on the site by the
Earl of Mansfield . Hence the modern village of Scone, and the medieval village of Old Scone, can often be distinguished.
Both sites lie in the historical province of Gowrie , as well as the old county of Perthshire . Old Scone was the historic capital of the Kingdom of Scotland . In the Middle Ages it was an important royal centre, used as a royal residence and as the coronation site of the kingdom’s monarchs. Around the royal site grew the town of Perth and the Abbey of Scone .
David Douglas Memorial © geograph.org.uk - Paul McIlroy/cc-by-sa-2.0
Constructing the new palace meant destroying the old town and moving its inhabitants to a new settlement. The new village was built in 1805 as a planned village (compare
Evanton , built in 1807 by its landowner for similar motives), and originally called New Scone.
It is 1 1/4 miles (2 kilometres) east of the old location and 1 mi (1.5 km) further from Perth. Until 1997 the village was called “New Scone”, but is now officially called Scone. The village had 4,430 inhabitants according to the 2001 Census for Scotland, 84.33% of whom are
Scottish ; it is demographically old even compared with the rest of Scotland.
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