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

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 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 ...

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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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 ...

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 ...

Ms Stewart told the court the tour guide “turned around and saw the accused standing in front of the cabinet which contains the crown and stone of destiny”. The guide noticed the accused was ...