Scone
Place in Perth and Kinross, Scotland
| Coordinates: | 56.421, -3.404 |
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| OS grid ref: | NO 13 26 |
| Population: | 4,840 |
| Dialling code: | 01738 (Perth) |
Scone is a historic village just north of Perth in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, sitting near the floodplain of the River Tay. It was the coronation site of early Scottish kings, with the medieval Scone Abbey and the ceremonial Moot Hill once marking the place where the Stone of Destiny was kept; that sense of layered history is still the village’s defining feature. The much-photographed Scone Palace, set in extensive parkland, dominates the local landscape and preserves many of those medieval associations in a later stately-home setting.
Today Scone combines tourism, events and agriculture - visitors come for the palace, gardens, deer park and the nearby racecourse - while many residents commute into Perth. The area’s mix of historic sites, country-house culture and working farmland gives it a distinctive character: quiet and rural on the surface, but with a steady stream of visitors and community activity tied to its royal past.
Postcode districts covering Scone
Most populated places nearby
- Dundee 17.6 miles
- Dunfermline 24.5 miles
- Kirkcaldy and Dysart 23.2 miles
- Perth 2.3 miles
- Glenrothes 17.7 miles
- Forfar 24.8 miles
- Cowdenbeath and Lumphinnans 21.8 miles
- Methil 21.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Perth City Centre Ward 1.9 miles
- Perth Place 2.3 miles
- Friarton or Moncreiffe Island Island 2.3 miles
- Perth City North Ward 2.5 miles
- Perth City South Ward 3.1 miles
- Luncarty Place 3.2 miles
- Almondbank Place 4.4 miles
- Stanley Place 4.5 miles
- St. Madoes and Glencarse Place 4.9 miles
- Bridge of Earn Place 5.2 miles
- Forgandenny Place 5.7 miles
- Almond and Earn Ward 6.2 miles
Example postcodes in Scone
PH2 6GB, PH2 6QR, PH2 6RY, PH2 6UE, PH2 6SG, PH2 6PA, PH2 6LZ, PH2 6JY, PH2 6QH … See all
Transport links
- Edinburgh Airport 32.5 miles
- Glasgow International Airport 54.8 miles
- Perth Railway Station, Scotland 2.4 miles
- Dunkeld and Birnam Railway Station 11.5 miles
Hotels near Scone Ad
- Scone Arms Hotel 3 0.4 miles
- Murrayshall Country Estate 4 1.3 miles
- Salutation Hotel 3 2 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Perth 3 2.2 miles
- The Royal George Hotel 3 1.8 miles
- Sunbank House Metro Hotel 4 2.1 miles
- Travelodge Perth Broxden Junction 3 3.7 miles
- Grampian Hotel 3 2.2 miles
- Scottish Stunning Stay With Free Parking 1.7 miles
- Leonardo Boutique Hotel Huntingtower Perth 4 3.8 miles
Schools in Scone
- Robert Douglas Memorial Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Perth Racecourse Recreation 1.8 miles
- Scone Palace Estate 1.8 miles
- Elcho Priory Historic site 2.8 miles
- McDiarmid Park Stadium 2.9 miles
- Balthayock House Estate 3 miles
- Pitfour Castle Estate 4.7 miles
- Methven Castle Estate 5.8 miles
- Dupplin Castle Estate 6.5 miles
- Inchtuthil Archaeological site 8.3 miles
- Murthly Castle Estate 8.6 miles
- Gask House Estate 9.5 miles
- Hallyburton House Estate 10.1 miles