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scone

[skohn, skon] / skoʊn, skɒn /


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He then spoke of a "chance encounter" with Campbell at a summer game fair at Scone Palace in Perth in the summer of 1995.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

When Charles' son was crowned as Charles II with the support of the Presbyterian Covenanters at Scone in 1651, Cromwell invaded Scotland, determined to regain control and to destroy the Scottish Honours in the process.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2023

The Fisher Scone, notes Erickson, “has outlived the very brand it served to promote.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 22, 2023

The item, the Coronation Chair, was commissioned by King Edward I of England to accommodate the Stone of Scone, which was captured from the Scots in 1296.

From New York Times • May 5, 2023

Now at Westminster Abbey, is the famous Stone of Scone, 105; the Lia Fail and, 105 Corpre.

From Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race by Rolleston, T. W. (Thomas William)




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