On St Andrew's Day 1996, Scotland had a date with destiny as a symbolic centuries-old stone returned home. Ever since I followed its journey up the Royal Mile in Edinburgh as a newspaper reporter ...

During that hearing, the court was told the cost of the damage was £2,798. The Stone of Destiny has been associated with the ...

The Stone of Destiny has left Edinburgh Castle for the first time in more than 25 years as it heads to London for the coronation of King Charles III. The stone, an ancient symbol of Scotland's ...

On Christmas Eve 1950 four young Scottish students took the 'Stone of Destiny' from Westminster Abbey. The symbolic stone had been taken from Scotland to England centuries before Show more On ...

The Stone of Destiny will be the centrepiece of Perth Museum following a £27m redevelopment of the former city hall. The ancient symbol of Scotland's monarchy was taken by King Edward I of ...

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The Stone of Destiny retells the fascinating and true ... attempt to take back the Stone of Scone - a beloved symbol of Scottish pride, back to its country of origin.

A protester has admitted damaging a case displaying the Stone of Destiny at Edinburgh Castle. Joe Madden pled guilty to ...

The protest group claimed responsibility for the incident last year, demanding supermarkets reduce the price of baby products ...

Two activists have been spared jail after damaging a glass cabinet containing the Crown of Scotland and the Stone of Destiny during a protest against food poverty at Edinburgh Castle. Jamie Priest ...

The Stone of Destiny has been associated with the Scottish and UK monarchies for centuries. It was long used in the inauguration of Scottish monarchs. However, in 1296 it was seized by King Edward ...

The Stone of Destiny, also known as the Stone of Scone, was used as the inauguration seat of Scottish monarchs for several centuries before being captured by King Edward I of England and taken to ...