The Stone of Scone (Stone of Destiny or Coronation Stone)

            The Stone of Scone -also known as the Stone of Destiny and often referred to in England as The Coronation Stone- is an oblong block of stone, used for centuries in the coronation of the monarchs of Scotland, and later the monarchs  of England, Great Britain and the United Kingdom. Legends hold that this stone was the coronation stone of the Kings of Alba.

In 1296 the Stone was captured by Edward I of England (also known as Edward Longshanks or the Hammer of the Scots), as spoils of war and taken to Westminster Abbey, where it was fitted into a wooden chair, known as King Edward's Chair, on which most subsequent English sovereigns have been crowned.