Tour Scotland Winter Video Walk In Snow To Scone Palace By Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of a Winter walk in snow on ancestry visit to Scone Palace by Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. A place steeped in history, Scone was originally the site of an early Christian church, and later an Augustinian priory. In the 12th century, Scone Priory was granted abbey status and as a result an Abbot's residence, an Abbot's Palace, was constructed. It is for this reason, Scone's status as an abbey, that the current structure retains the name " Palace ". Scone Abbey was severely damaged in 1559 during the Scottish Reformation after a mob whipped up by the famous reformer, John Knox, came to Scone from Dundee. Having survived the Reformation, the Abbey in 1600 became a secular Lordship, and home, within the parish of Scone. The Palace has thus been home to the Earls of Mansfield for over 400 years. During the early 19th century the Palace was enlarged by the architect William Atkinson. In 1802, David William Murray, 3rd Earl of Mansfield, commissioned Atkinson to extend the Palace.

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Tour Scotland Winter Video Walk In Snow To Stone Of Destiny Scone Palace By Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of a Winter walk in snow to the Stone of Destiny on Moot Hill on ancestry visit to Scone Palace by Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. This where Kings of Scots, including Macbeth and Robert The Bruce were crowned. Also known as Boot Hill and the Stone of Scone. The place of coronation was formerly called Caislean Credi, Hill of Credulity. Robert the Bruce was crowned at Scone in 1306 and the last coronation was of King Charles II, when he accepted the Scottish crown in 1651.

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Tour Scotland Winter Video Moot Hill Scone Palace By Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland Winter video of Moot Hill in snow on ancestry visit to Scone Palace by Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. First snow of this winter. 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.

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Tour Scotland Winter Video Christmas Tree Scone Palace By Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland Winter video of a Christmas Tree by Scone Palace by Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. First snow of this winter

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Tour Scotland Winter Video Old Road To Scone Palace By Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland Winter video of the old road from the village of Scone to visit Scone Palace by Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. First snow of this winter

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