May2015stonenews

In honour of the birth of the new royal Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana this edition is focused on the jewelry of the British Royal family.

Clach-na-Cinneamhain

The Stone of Scone

“Unless the fates be faulty grown
And prophet’s voice be vain
Where’er is found this sacred stone
The Scottish race shall reign”

The Stone of Destiny was the stone upon which all Scottish monarchs were crowned between 480 and 1292 AD. It is also one of the quintessential symbols of Scottish sovereignty. Legend has it that the 150 kg sandstone was originally the stone pillow upon which the Judean prophet Jacob dreamt of the ladder of angels. It is said to have made its way through Egypt, Spain and onto the British Isles. Some say it was taken from Tara, the seat of Kings, in Ireland where it was known as Lia Fail. The Irish maintain that their Lia Fial is still at Tara. Edward I of England had a coronation chair specially built over the Stone of Scone so that all future British Monarchs would then symbolically also rule the Scots. Our current queen is the last to be crowned upon it. On Christmas Day 1950, four University Of Glasgow students removed the Stone of Destiny from Westminster Abbey. It was eventually retrieved. In November 1996, the stone was officially returned to Edinburgh- finally honoring a 1328 peace treaty. There are some, however, who believe that monks hid the true Stone of Destiny under Dunsinane Hill or the River Tay and that Edward I was foiled in his attempt to use their own sacred stone against the Scots.

 

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Disclaimer: The associated legends, lore and metaphysical properties said to be attributed to gemstones and minerals are not meant to be a substitute for proper medical treatment by qualified practitioners.

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