Stone of Destiny

The Fál or Lia Fáil is a stone at the Inauguration Mound on the in , Ireland, which served as the coronation stone for the King of Tara and hence High King of Ireland.
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  • Type: Monument
  • Description: stone in County Meath, Ireland
  • Also known as: “Lia Fail” and “Lia Fáil”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hill of Tara and Mound of the Hostages.

Peak
Photo: Patrick Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a hill and ancient ceremonial and burial site near in , Ireland. Tradition identifies the hill as the inauguration place and seat of the High Kings of Ireland; it also appears in Irish mythology.

Archaeological site
Photo: Anthony Foster, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is an ancient passage tomb located in the Tara-Skryne Valley in , , . The mound is a Neolithic structure, built between 3350 and 2800 BC.

Archaeological site
Photo: C O’Flanagan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a henge located near the in , . It is a National Monument. is situated 1¼ km south of Stone of Destiny.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Skreen and Kilmessan.

Hamlet
Photo: Dunlavin Green, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Skryne or is a village in , Ireland. On and around a hill between the N2 and N3 roads, it is 10 km south-east of the centre of and 35 km north-west of the centre of Dublin. is situated 3½ km east of Stone of Destiny.

Village
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is a village in , . It is situated 10/15 minutes away from , and , 6 km from the M3 motorway. The village has a primary school, shop, post office and several pubs. is situated 4 km southwest of Stone of Destiny.

Suburb
is a village in , Ireland. Located about 3 kilometres southeast of , the village is 40 km northwest of the Dublin city centre. is situated 7 km north of Stone of Destiny.

Stone of Destiny

Latitude
53.57863° or 53° 34′ 43″ north
Longitude
-6.61215° or 6° 36′ 44″ west
Open location code
9C5MH9HQ+F4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 903594677
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q687578
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Stone of Destiny” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ليا فويل”
  • Basque: “Lia Fáil”
  • Catalan: “Lia Fáil”
  • Chinese: “命运之石”
  • Chinese: “命運之石”
  • Chinese: “愛爾蘭之石”
  • Dutch: “Lia Fáil”
  • Esperanto: “Ŝtono de Fal”
  • French: “Lia Fáil”
  • French: “Pierre de Fal”
  • German: “Stein von Fal”
  • German: “Stein von Fál”
  • Hungarian: “Lia Fáil”
  • Irish: “Lia Fail”
  • Irish: “Lia Fáil”
  • Italian: “Lia Fáil”
  • Japanese: “リア・ファル”
  • Korean: “리아 팔”
  • Korean: “리어 팔”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Lia Fáil”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lia Fáil”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Lia Fáil”
  • Polish: “Lia Fáil”
  • Portuguese: “Lia Fáil”
  • Romanian: “Lia Fáil”
  • Romanian: “Pietrele care au facut regi”
  • Russian: “Камень Фаль”
  • Spanish: “Lia Fail”
  • Spanish: “Lia Fáil”
  • Ukrainian: “Камінь Фаль”
  • Vietnamese: “Lia Fáil”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Forradh and Fort of the Kings.

Nearby Places

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