November 30th Photograph Moot Hill Scotland

November 30th, St Andrews Day, photograph of Moot Hill, Scone Palace, Perthshire, Scotland. The mons placiti or Scone mote hill is the inauguration site of the Scottish Kings. It is also called Boot Hill, possibly from an ancient tradition whereby emissaries swore fealty to their king by wearing the earth of their own lands in their foot-bindings or boots.


November 30th, St Andrews Day, photograph of Moot Hill, Scone Palace, Perthshire, Scotland.


November 30th, St Andrews Day, photograph of Moot Hill, Scone Palace, Perthshire, Scotland.

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