The Stone of Destiny — a 150-kilogram chunk ... international uproar and prompted the temporary closure of the border between Scotland and England, according to a BBC report.

But the students knew the border was being watched. So instead of going north to Scotland, they went south, hiding the stone in an open field. The English authorities were furious. Ian ...

Historic Environment Scotland made a 3D scan of the Stone of Scone ahead of next month ... King Edward I of England had it looted and sent south of the border. Professor Ewen Cameron, Sir ...

The Metropolitan Police had correctly assumed the stolen stone was heading north of the border, so a team of Scotland Yard detectives were sent to work with Scottish police. Ian Hamilton said he ...

On discovering the Stone was missing, the border between England and Scotland was closed for the first time in around four hundred years. Two weeks later, the two pieces of stone were recovered ...

A manhunt was launched, with checkpoints set up at the Scottish border, but the students succeeded in smuggling the stone into Scotland. The students later recounted that they had to secretly ...

It is a potent symbol of Scottish monarchy and nationhood with debated links to the real-life king Macbeth, who inspired William Shakespeare. It also has an undeniable association with the current ...

From the Scottish Borders’ strongholds to the homes of the ... Early Scottish castles were stone tower houses and mottes with ...

It was long believed that the stone, which sits in the middle of the iconic circle, came from Wales, but new research suggests it actually came from hundreds of miles away in Scotland, raising new ...