Spring Bluebells On History Visit To Moot Hill Scone Palace By Perth Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K Spring travel video of Bluebells on visit to historic Moot Hill by the Stone of Destiny on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to the grounds of Scone Palace by Perth, Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. From the time of Kenneth MacAlpin, who created the Kingdom of Scone in the 9th century, all the Kings of Scots were crowned on the Moot Hill. 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. A moot hill or mons placiti, statute hill, were commonly throughout Britain a hill or mound historically used as an assembly or meeting place, as a moot hall is a meeting or assembly building, also traditionally to decide local issues. In early medieval Britain, such hills were used for " moots," meetings of local people to settle local business. Among other things, proclamations might be read; decisions might be taken; court cases might be settled at a moot. Although some moot hills were naturally occurring features or had been created long before as burial mounds, others were purpose built. The Stone of Scone, also known as the Stone of Destiny and often referred to in England as The Coronation Stone was used for centuries in the coronation of the monarchs of Scotland and later the monarchs of England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. There are two different types of bluebells in Scotland, the deep violet native flower and the paler Spanish bluebells, which can also be white or pink. Bluebells are a protected native flower, and have been covering the woodlands of Scotland for centuries. This means that it is more than okay to enjoy the scenery but take pictures, not the flowers. Here are some of the best bluebell woods in Scotland to take in the beautiful blooms: Glen Finglas, Cumbernauld Glen, Fairy Glen by Fortrose in the Highlands, Culzean Castle Country Park, Blamacaan Wood by Inverness, Carron Glen, Dalkeith Estate, Kinclaven, Loch of the Lowes, House of Dun, Keil’s Den by Leven, Fife, Aldouran Glen, Brodick Castle, Pepper Wood Kirkliston, Edinburgh, Cathkin Braes Country Park, Binn Wood by Perth, Baron’s Haugh by Motherwell, Corsehillmuir Wood. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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