Caledonia Heritage

Scone (prononced Skoon) Palace, the ancient crowning place of Scottish kings, sits majestically above the River Tay in Perthshire and has been home to the Murray family since the 17th century when the palace was given to them as a reward for thwarting a conspiracy against James VI of Scotland and I of England.

Glamis Castle is the ancestral home of the Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne, but is perhaps more famous for being the birthplace of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the Queen Mother.

The Scottish Crown Jewels are known as The Honours of Scotland and are kept in Edinburgh Castle where they are on display to visitors. The Honours are the oldest royal regalia in the United Kingdom, mainly due to the fact Scots were so used to hiding them from the English. Oliver Cromwell managed to destroy [...]

On 8 December 1542, a baby girl was born in Linlithgow Palace as her father lay dying from wounds received in battle against the English at Solway Moss. James, hearing his wife had given birth to a girl, feared it would be the end of the Royal House of Stewart, little realising the dynasty would [...]

Ni fallat fatum Scoti quocunque locatum; Invenient lapidem, regnare tenentur ibidem
(As long as the fate plays fair; Where this Stone lies the Scots shall reign)

On 30 November 1996, the Stone of Destiny, the stone upon which generations of Scottish kings were crowned, was finally returned to Scotland after a 700 year absence. Thousands of people [...]