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Moot Hill royal assembly place and Scone Abbey is a site of outstanding national significance in Perthshire, located on elevated ground immediately northeast of Scone Palace. The monument encompasses both an early medieval assembly mound and the substantial remains of a Benedictine abbey founded in the early twelfth century. Scone served as one of Scotland's principal royal and ecclesiastical centres, hosting the coronations of Scottish monarchs and functioning as a seat of power for over eight centuries.
The site sits upon sandstone bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, deposited during the Pragian period of the Devonian, interspersed with conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone. This solid geological foundation supported the construction of both the ceremonial mound and the subsequent stone abbey buildings. The elevated position within the River Tay valley provided a naturally commanding location appropriate to its role as a centre of royal authority.
The abbey was destroyed during the Reformation, and much of its stonework was subsequently robbed for building elsewhere. The surviving remains and the underlying archaeology preserve evidence of the site's medieval importance. Moot Hill and Scone Abbey is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13595, ensuring the preservation of this significant landscape for future study and public understanding of Scotland's medieval kingship and religious life.
Moot Hill royal assembly place and Scone Abbey, 100m NE of Scone Palace is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13595. View the official record →
Moot Hill royal assembly place and Scone Abbey is a site of outstanding national significance in Perthshire, located on elevated ground immediately northeast of Scone Palace. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13595.
Moot Hill royal assembly place and Scone Abbey, 100m NE of Scone Palace is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM13595.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bore Stone of Gask,cross slab,Moncreiffe House (7.6 km), Moncreiffe House, chapel (7.7 km), Moredun Hall, tower-house remains (7.9 km).
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Moot Hill royal assembly place and Scone Abbey, 100m NE of Scone Palace stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.