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Scone

Scone is a town in , Scotland. The medieval town of Scone, which grew up around the monastery and royal residence, was abandoned in the early 19th century when the residents were removed and a was built on the site by the Earl of Mansfield.
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  • Type: Town with 5,080 residents
  • Description: town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Scone, Perth and Kinross” and “Scone, Scotland”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Murray Royal Hospital and St Ninian’s Cathedral.

Hospital
Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a mental-health facility in . It is managed by NHS Tayside. The original main building is a Category A listed building.

Church
St Ninian's Cathedral in is a cathedral of the Scottish Episcopal Church in the Diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane. is situated 2 miles southwest of Scone.

Park
Photo: Dudesleeper, Public domain.
is a large public in , Scotland. About 57 hectares in size, it is one of two "Inches" in Perth, the other being the smaller, 31-hectare South Inch, located half a mile across the city. is situated 1½ miles southwest of Scone.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Perth and Balbeggie.

Photo: Rhodington, Public domain.
is a city in in , with a population in 2016 of 47,430. It stands at a point where the River Tay channels between hills, turns sharply and becomes tidal and navigable.

Village
Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , Scotland about 7 miles northeast of on the A94 road. is situated 3 miles northeast of Scone.

Village
Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , Scotland, about 4 miles north of . It is located on the eastern banks of the , on the opposite side to . is situated 3 miles northwest of Scone.

Scone

Latitude
56.42048° or 56° 25′ 14″ north
Longitude
-3.39916° or 3° 23′ 57″ west
Population
5,080
Elevation
171 feet (52 metres)
Open location code
9C8RCJC2+58
Open­Street­Map ID
node 508079854
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2641577
Wiki­data ID
Q852883
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Scone” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سكون”
  • Armenian: “Սկուն (Շոտլանդիա)”
  • Armenian: “Սկուն”
  • Asturian: “Scone”
  • Basque: “Scone”
  • Belarusian: “Скун”
  • Bulgarian: “Скон”
  • Cebuano: “Scone”
  • Central Kurdish: “سکۆن”
  • Chinese: “斯昆”
  • Croatian: “Scone”
  • Czech: “Scone”
  • Dutch: “Scone”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سكون سكوتلاند”
  • Esperanto: “Scone”
  • Estonian: “Scone”
  • Finnish: “Scone”
  • French: “Scone”
  • German: “Scone”
  • Greek: “Σκουν”
  • Hebrew: “סקון”
  • Hungarian: “Scone”
  • Indonesian: “Scone”
  • Irish: “Sgáin”
  • Irish: “Sgàin”
  • Italian: “Scone”
  • Japanese: “スクーン”
  • Japanese: “スコーン (スコットランド)”
  • Macedonian: “Скон”
  • Macedonian: “Скун”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Scone”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Scone i Perthshire”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Scone i Skottland”
  • Norwegian: “Scone”
  • Persian: “اسکون، پرت و کینروس”
  • Persian: “اسکون”
  • Polish: “Scone”
  • Russian: “Скун”
  • Scots: “Scoun”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Scone”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Sgain”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Sgàin”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Scone, Škotska”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Scone”
  • Spanish: “Scone”
  • Swedish: “Scone, Skottland”
  • Swedish: “Scone”
  • Welsh: “New Scone”
  • Welsh: “Scone”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Scone New Church and Scone Post Office.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Scone”. Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.