Stone of Destiny
The Fál or Lia Fáil is a stone at the Inauguration Mound on the Hill of Tara in County Meath, Ireland, which served as the coronation stone for the King of Tara and hence High King of Ireland.
- Monument
- …is also known as “Lia Fáil”
- Description: stone in County Meath, Ireland
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mound of the Hostages and Skryne Church.
Mound of the Hostages
The Mound of the Hostages is an ancient passage tomb…
Skryne Church
Skryne Church is a ruined medieval church and National Monument in County Meath, Ireland. Skryne Church is situated 3½ km east of Stone of Destiny.
Kilmessan Church
Kilmessan Church is situated 4 km southwest of Stone of Destiny.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skreen and Kilmessan.
Skreen
Skryne or Skreen is a village in County Meath, Ireland. Skreen is situated 3½ km east of Stone of Destiny.
Kilmessan
Kilmessan is a village in County Meath, Ireland. Kilmessan is situated 4 km southwest of Stone of Destiny.
Johnstown
Suburb
Johnstown is a village in County Meath, Ireland. Johnstown is situated 7 km north of Stone of Destiny.
Stone of Destiny
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Latitude
53.57863° or 53° 34′ 43″ north
Longitude
-6.61215° or 6° 36′ 44″ west
Open location code
9C5MH9HQ+F4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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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 Fál”
- Hungarian: “Lia Fáil”
- 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 Fáil”
- Ukrainian: “Камінь Фаль”
- Vietnamese: “Lia Fáil”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Forradh and Fort of the Kings.
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County Meath: Highlights
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