Archaeologists Unearth Royal Abbey Where Robert the Bruce of Braveheart Fame was Crowned King of Scotland
The discovery of the abbey at Moot Hill, the original home of the Stone of Destiny, is of "tremendous importance."
(Scotland)—BBC Scotland reports that archaeologists have unearthed the site where Robert the Bruce was crowned king of Scotland. According to the report, the location of the abbey at Moot Hill, the original home of the Stone of Destiny, was forgotten centuries ago but now has been identified by experts from Glasgow University who have been surveying the grounds of Scone Palace for the first time.
The coronation of Pictish and Scottish kings reportedly took place at Moot Hill for hundreds of years, and a royal abbey was built there by 1120 AD.
Project leader Oliver O'Grady said: "The tremendous importance of Scone—where kings were made and where Parliaments met—is only matched by how little we know about the reality of the place. Now we can locate the essential outline of the church and hints of where the cloister and other buildings stood, and all without putting a spade in the ground."
Project leader Oliver O'Grady said: "The tremendous importance of Scone—where kings were made and where Parliaments met—is only matched by how little we know about the reality of the place. Now we can locate the essential outline of the church and hints of where the cloister and other buildings stood, and all without putting a spade in the ground."
Suzanne Urquhart from Mansfield Estates, which runs Scone Palace, added: "Some major gaps are being filled in our understanding of Scone's amazing history, and we are now talking to the archaeologists about how the project might develop."
