Palais de Scone

Le Palais de Scone est un monument classé situé à Scone, dans le comté de Perth en Écosse. Construit en grès rouge avec un toit crénelé, c'est l'un des plus beaux exemples du style gothique géorgien tardif au Royaume-Uni. Lieu chargé d'histoire, Scone est à l'origine le site d'une église paléochrétienne, puis d'un prieuré augustinien. Au XIIe siècle, le prieuré de Scone obtient le statut d'abbaye et en conséquence une résidence abbatiale large est construite, nommée « palais abbatial ». C'est pour cette raison que la structure actuelle conserve le nom de « Palais ». L'abbaye de Scone est gravement endommagée en 1559 pendant la Réforme écossaise après qu'une foule emmenée par le célèbre réformateur, John Knox, est venue à Scone depuis Dundee. Après avoir survécu à la Réforme, l'abbaye devient en 1600 une seigneurie laïque. Le palais abrite ainsi les comtes de Mansfield depuis plus de 400 ans. Au début du XIXe siècle, le palais est agrandi par l'architecte William Atkinson. En 1802, David William Murray, 3e comte de Mansfield , charge Atkinson d'agrandir le palais, en remaniant le palais de Scone de la fin du XVIe siècle. Le 3e comte charge Atkinson de mettre à jour l'ancien palais tout en conservant les caractéristiques des bâtiments abbatiaux gothiques médiévaux sur lesquels il a été construit, la plupart des travaux sont terminés en 1808. Les travaux d'aménagement paysager autour du Palais sont entrepris par John Claudius Loudon. Loudon avec Atkinson conçoit un paysage pour rester en accord avec l’architecture du palais, et mettre en évidence l'importance historique de Scone. D'autres travaux sont menés en 1842 pour préparer Scone Palace à la visite de la reine Victoria et du prince Albert. La grande majorité de ce travail concerne la décoration intérieure en plus de la fourniture d'eau courante, représentant un coût énorme pour le comte. De nombreux décors intérieurs originaux du début du XIXe siècle subsistent, notamment plusieurs plafonds richement sculptés et voûtés. Scone a été pendant près de 1 000 ans le lieu du couronnement des rois écossais. Les souverains écossais devaient pour cela s'assoir sur la Pierre du destin, dont une réplique se trouve dans les jardins du palais. L'originale est désormais au château d'Édimbourg et sert toujours au couronnement des souverains britanniques. C'est un site d'une immense importance historique. Scone Palace est une attraction touristique renommée. Les State Rooms sont ouvertes chaque année d'avril à fin octobre. Il est possible pour les groupes d'organiser des visites pendant les mois d'hiver. Les jardins du palais sont également ouverts au public. Les jardins sont le lieu de création des sapins de Douglas, introduits par David Douglas. Un labyrinthe végétal en forme d'étoile s'y trouve également. Le palais accueille enfin plusieurs événements en plein air.

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Scone Abbey

Scone Abbey (originally Scone Priory) was a house of Augustinian canons located in Scone, Perthshire (Gowrie), Scotland. Dates given for the establishment of Scone Priory have ranged from 1114 A.D. to 1122 A.D. However, historians have long believed that Scone was before that time, the centre of the early medieval Christian cult of the Culdees (Céli Dé in medieval Irish meaning "Companions of God"). Very little is known about the Culdees but it is thought that they may have been worshiping at Scone from as early as 700 A.D. Archaeological surveys taken in 2007 suggest that Scone was a site of real significance even prior to 841 A.D., when Kenneth MacAlpin brought the Stone of Scone (or Stone of Destiny), Scotland's most prized relic and coronation stone, to Scone. For centuries the Abbey held the Stone of Scone upon which the early Kings of Scotland were crowned. Robert the Bruce was crowned at Scone in 1306 and the last coronation was of Charles II, when he accepted the Scottish crown in 1651. The Stone of Scone is now in Perth Museum.

Old Scone mercat cross

Old Scone mercat cross (also known as Old Scone market cross) is the sole remnant of the ancient Scottish town of Old Scone, which was dissolved in 1803–1804 upon the development of today's New Scone. Now in the grounds of Scone Palace, albeit a few yards south of the cross's original location, it was erected sometime in the late Middle Ages and is now a Category A listed structure. The cross has an octagonal shaft with a moulded capital and foliated cross. Other fragments sit at its base.

Scone Palace

Scone Palace is a Category A-listed historic house near the village of Scone and the city of Perth, Scotland. Ancestral seat of Earls of Mansfield, built in red sandstone with a castellated roof, it is an example of the Gothic Revival style in Scotland. Scone was originally the site of an early Christian church, and later an Augustinian priory. Scone Abbey, in the grounds of the Palace, for centuries held the Stone of Scone upon which the early Kings of Scotland were crowned. Robert the Bruce was crowned at Scone in 1306 and the last coronation was of Charles II, when he accepted the Scottish crown in 1651. Scone Abbey was severely damaged in 1559 during the Scottish Reformation after a mob whipped up by the famous reformer, John Knox, came to Scone from Dundee. Having survived the Reformation, the Abbey in 1581 became a secular Lordship (and home) within the parish of Scone, Scotland. Since 1600 the Palace has been home to the Murrays of Tullibardine. During the early 19th century the Palace was enlarged by the architect William Atkinson. In 1802, David William Murray, 3rd Earl of Mansfield, commissioned Atkinson to extend the Palace, recasting the late 16th-century Palace of Scone. The 3rd Earl tasked Atkinson with updating the old Palace whilst maintaining characteristics of the medieval Gothic abbey buildings it was built upon, with the majority of work finished by 1807. The Palace and its grounds, which include a collection of fir trees and a star-shaped maze, are open to the public.

Perth Racecourse

Perth Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing venue adjacent to the ancient Scone Palace, near Perth, Scotland. Perth Racecourse at the site in Scone Palace Parklands opened in 1908, just south of the ancient Cramock Burn, and is the northernmost track in Britain. However, horse racing in Perth has taken place since 1613 and was moved to Scone Palace due to a drinking law ban in the North Inch park. Lord Mansfield subsequently offered his land for the construction of a racecourse. The course is right-handed and ten furlongs in circumference. The steeplechase course consists of eight fences per circuit, with the water jump situated in front of the grandstand. The hurdle course is located on the inside going away from the stands, but switches to the outside of the chase course turning into the home straight.

Jeanfield Swifts F.C.

Jeanfield Swifts Football Club is a Scottish football club based in Perth. The team plays in the East of Scotland League Premier Division, having moved from the junior leagues in 2018. Their home ground is Riverside Stadium, located in the North Muirton area of the city, to which they moved in 2006 from Simpson Park, where they had been plagued by fires and vandalism. They are currently under the charge of Head coach Robbie Holden, who took over in the summer of 2023 after a successful period in charge of local rivals Luncarty.