
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Scone Palace, Moot Hill as Abbey (medieval), Archaeological Feature(s) (period Unknown), Architectural Fragment(s) (medieval), Court Hill (medieval), Ditch (medieval), Inhumation(s) (period Unknown), Moot Hill (medieval), Animal Remains (period Unassigned), Coin(s) (medieval), Org. The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Scone Palace, Moot Hill was an important royal and religious site in medieval Scotland, associated with the coronation of Scottish kings. It was held by the Church and later the Douglas family, and remains significant as a symbol of Scotland's medieval monarchy and heritage.
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Places near here
Scone Palace, GraveyardBurial Ground (period Unknown) · 121 yd
Mercat CrossMonument · 146 yd
Scone PalaceSundial (period Unassigned) · 165 yd
Old SconeRoad (period Unknown) · 238 yd
Scone Palace, GardenGarden (16th Century) - (modern) · 292 yd
Scone Palace, Walled GardenWalled Garden (period Unassigned) · 494 yd
Scone WoodWood · 1021 yd
David Douglas MemorialMemorial · 1.3 mi
Inveralmond Industrial EstateNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.4 mi
Balhousie CastleCastle · 1.4 mi
The 51st Highland Division MemorialMemorial · 1.4 mi
Crieff Road, PerthNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1.7 miOther information
Photo: Mike Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0