At Scone Palace there is a replica stone, which has been there for some
time, since the 60's I think. This one is worth a visit, you can sit on it
put your foot on it or do a hand-stand on it if you want. It sits on the
mound of earth supposedly made by all the kings of Scotland emptying out
their shoes to stand on the stone.
Locals will tell you it's actually the real one, but they would say that
:)
G
"Jette" <bosslady@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Shomeret wrote:
>> This is actually relevant to HL:TS. Is it possible that what is
>> regarded as the Stone of Scone is a fake that was palmed off on Edward
>> I when he claimed it for England? There's an article in the current
>> issue of Scotland Magazine that airs that theory.
>
>
> Theory? Everyone knows that. The Stone was described in the historical
> records as being dark granite and covered with carvings, the one now
> sitting in Edinburgh Castle (it was returned to us in 1999) is pale
> Scottish sandstone.
>
> Plus - if Edward took the Stone south with him, how come Robert the
Bruce
> was crowned in the traditional way MONTHS later? (btw, you're not
> supposed to sit on the stone - the monarch is supposed to stand and
place
> one foot on the stone while being crowned to symbolise his/her union
with
> the land). Edward then imprisoned the woman who performed the
coronation
> (her family had the traditional right/duty to crown Scottish monarchs
but
> there were no male members of her family able or willing to do duty for
> Bruce).
>
> The real stone has been with the Lord of the Isles since Bruce's
> coronation.
>
>> So do you think that Duncan, Fitz and Amanda stole a counterfeit
>> stone? And where is the real article if the Westminster Coronation
>> Stone is a phony?
>>
>
> The Westminster stone may have been a phony, but by this time it's also
> imbued with a lot of historical significance. The young heroes who
> liberated it back in the 50s did so to get Scots people talking and
> thinking about their own political situation. The new parliament at
> Holyrood is a _direct_ result of that, even though it took many many
years
> to get there.
>
>
> --
> Jette Goldie
> jette@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://www.jette.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/
> http://wolfette.livejournal.com/
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