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27 Sep, 2009

Scone Palace

Posted by: Caledonia In: Castles| Monarchy

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.



  • Lifecruiser: That is such a wonderful palace!!!! Wow!!!! I think it might be one of my absolute favorites so far of the ones you have presented for me during the y
  • Pauline Laing: Lovely post - I came across it looking for a nice photo of some shortbread! We went to Scone Palace a few years ago, and enjoyed the maze especiall
  • SwordMama: What a VERY interesting post! My brother's name is David Murray; my maiden name is Murray. So I'm wondering if my dad's side of the family came from

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