Recovery of the Stone of Scone

Date: April 11, 1951 • Location: Perth, United Kingdom

The Stone of Scone, removed months earlier by Scottish students, was found on the altar of Arbroath Abbey.

The Stone of Scone is an oblong block of red sandstone that was used in the coronation of Scottish monarchs until the 13th century when it was seized by Edward I during the First War of Scottish Independence and taken to England. Thereafter, it was used in the coronation of English and later British monarchs.