BMM Stone of Scone

The Stone of Scone

The stone, weighs 336 pounds (152 kg),  rectangular block of pale yellow sandstone measuring 26 inches (66 cm) by 16 inches (41 cm) by 11 inches (28 cm).

It is alleged the stone left the Holy Land and traveled to Egypt, Sicily, and Spain and reached Ireland about 700 bc to be set upon the hills of Tara Ireland Later taken by the Celtic Scots who invaded and occupied Scotland. Kenneth MacAlpin sometime AD 840 it was taken  to the village of Scone.

The Celtic legend closes relates to genesis 28:10-22 the patriarch Jacob rested at Bethel.  Please visit www.britannica.com for more info

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