Scone, village in the Perth and Kinross District, Tayside Region, central Scotland, near the Tay River, consisting of the communities of Old Scone and New Scone, near Perth. According to tradition, Old Scone was made the capital of the Picts in the 8th century. In 843 Kenneth I MacAlpin, the first king of the Picts and Scots, is said to have brought here the Stone of Destiny (or Stone of Scone). The Scottish kings were crowned on the stone until 1296, when Edward I, king of England, removed it to Westminster Abbey in London. The stone remained there until 1996, when it was returned to Scotland by an act of the British government. Even after the removal of the stone, the Scottish sovereigns continued to be crowned at Scone, the last coronation being that of Charles I in 1651 during his exile from England. The stone was taken by Scottish nationalists in 1950 and returned to Scotland. It was recovered four months later. Population (1991) 4,533.Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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