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Morph · Our Scotland = 2nd Job! Joined: 19 Jan 2006 Posts: 916

The problem is no one knows. It depends who you talk to. More than likely the switch would have happened after it had been taken from Westminster Abbey in the 50's.

As i say the main thing i feel now is to use it as a focal point for independence because if we get it i would prefer a republic to a monarchy anyway.
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Pytheas · Finding Ma' Way Joined: 26 Aug 2009 Posts: 4

Holebender · Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 2:53 pm Post subject:

Oh well, if Nostradamus says so it must be true. Right?
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Alasdair · Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 2:54 pm Post subject:

Except that it could refer to any number of empires, and any number of rocks, perhaps except that of the stone of destiny which is seemingly a piece of sandstone making it sedimentary rather than igneous and it's also (I believe) free of large crystals which would emphatically rule it out of the group of rocks described as being porphyry ...

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Alasdair · Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 6:28 am Post subject:

well, what can I say ... pah!
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Holebender · Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 11:41 am Post subject:

You gotta love those Nostradamus freaks.
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mairead · Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:22 am Post subject:

Many a prophecy by Nostradamus has come true.
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azzuri · 'Our Scotland' Fossil Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Posts: 4291

I was at Scone Palace the other day, and was talking to some of the staff who informed me that Historic Scotland were performing a dig in the foundations of the palace itself as they had a hunch that the 'real' stone of destiny may be buried in the grounds somewhere. They are going to be performing this dig over the next couple of weeks.

Interesting times...
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Stevie · Independentist Joined: 22 Nov 2008 Posts: 1179

Actually, that makes a lot of sense. A heavy stone like that would be easy to conceal in the grounds and easy to forget about.

It still doesn't explain why The Bruce wouldn't have had it exhumed and readied for his son to be crowned one day.

The Bruce was a busy man and in rather ill health towards the end of his life and it's possible he never thought it safe to exhume the stone.

Have you read the Bruce trilogy?
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Lord Pitsligo · Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 9:23 pm Post subject:

azzuri · 'Our Scotland' Fossil Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Posts: 4291

Indeed. More likely it's a piece of granite from Aberdeenshire and not just sandstone from Scone itself like the stone in Edinburgh Castle.
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"A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until a majority of voters discover that they can vote themselves largess out of the public treasury." - Alexander Tytler

"There are four ways to spend money. A) You can spend your money on yourself, in which case you will strive for a mix of the best bargain and the best quality. B) You can spend your money on someone else, in which case you are still interested in a bargain, but the quality of the product or service becomes secondary. C) You can spend other people's money on yourself, in which case price is no object but quality becomes a great concern. D) Finally, you can spend other people's money on other people, in which case neither price nor quality is of great concern."

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Stevie · Independentist Joined: 22 Nov 2008 Posts: 1179

This is a job for Indiana Jones.

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