What is Stone of Scone?
[[File:Stone of scone replica 170609.jpg|thumb|A copy of the Stone of Scone]] The '''Stone of Scone, '''also known as the '''Stone of Destiny''', and the '''Coronation Stone,''' is a stone used in the [[coronation]] ceremonies of England and Scotland. It is an [[oblong]] shaped block of red [[sandstone]]. It was kept at the now-ruined [[Scone Abbey]] in [[Scone, Perthshire|Scone]], near [[Perth, Scotland|Perth]], [[Scotland]]. Its size is about {{convert|26|in|mm}} by {{convert|16.75|in|mm}} by {{convert|10.5|in|mm}} and weighs about {{convert|336|lb|kg}}. The Stone of Scone was last used in 1953 for the coronation of [[Elizabeth II]] of the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]]. [[Category:History of the United Kingdom]] [[Category:British monarchy]]