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known as the Stone of Destiny, and was frequently mentioned in the medieval
Irish romance. The belief is that when the feet of rightful kings rested
on it the stone would roar for joy. In myth, the Tuatha
De Danann first brought the stone to Ireland.
According to tradition the stone became the famous Stone of Scone on which
the Scottish kings were crowned at Scone, near Perth. It was removed by
Edward I, in 1296, and taken to Westminister Abbey, in London, being placed
under the chair of St. Edward. It was stolen by the Scottish Nationalists
on Christmas Eve of 1950, but was recovered and returned in February, 1952.
The stone is also known as the Tanist Stone or Jacob's Stone. A.G.H.