<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs attention from an expert in History . Please add a reason or a talk parameter to this template to explain the issue with the article . WikiProject History may be able to help recruit an expert . (February 2018) </Td> </Tr> <P> The Stone of Scone (/ ˈskuːn /; Scottish Gaelic: An Lia Fàil, Scots: Stane o Scuin)--also known as the Stone of Destiny, and often referred to in England as The Coronation Stone--is an oblong block of red sandstone that was used for centuries in the coronation of the monarchs of Scotland, and later the monarchs of England and those of the United Kingdom . Historically, the artefact was kept at the now - ruined Scone Abbey in Scone, near Perth, Scotland . It is also known as Jacob's Pillow Stone and the Tanist Stone, and in Scottish Gaelic, clach - na - cinneamhain . Its size is approximately 660 mm (26 in) by 425 mm (16.7 in) by 267 mm (10.5 in) and its weight is approximately 152 kg (335 lb). A roughly incised cross is on one surface, and an iron ring at each end aids with transport . The Stone of Scone was last used in 1953 for the coronation of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland . </P> <P> In the 14th century, the English cleric and historian Walter Hemingford described the previous location of the Scottish coronation stone as the monastery of Scone, 3km north of Perth: </P> <P> Apud Monasterium de Scone positus est lapis pergrandis in ecclesia Dei, juxta magnum altare, concavus quidem ad modum rotundae cathedrae confectus, in quo futuri reges loco quasi coronationis ponebantur ex more . </P>

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