Stone of Destiny
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The Stone of Destiny is an ancient symbol of Scottish monarchy and sovereignty, traditionally used in the coronation of Scottish and later British kings.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stone of Scone | 13 |
| Stone of Destiny canonical | 7 |
| Lia Fáil | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1292240 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stone of Destiny Context triple: [Edinburgh Castle, contains, Stone of Destiny]
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A.
Scottish crown
The Scottish crown was the monarchy of Scotland, representing the sovereign authority and royal lineage that ruled the Kingdom of Scotland until its union with England.
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B.
St Edward's Crown
St Edward's Crown is the historic solid gold coronation crown of British monarchs, renowned as one of the most important and sacred symbols of the United Kingdom’s monarchy.
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C.
Godstone
Godstone is a village in Surrey, England, known for its historic charm and location near major transport routes.
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D.
Fairfax Stone
Fairfax Stone is a historic boundary marker in West Virginia that denotes the traditional source of the North Branch of the Potomac River and once defined colonial land grants.
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E.
Hibernia statue
The Hibernia statue is an allegorical sculpture representing Ireland that crowns the pediment of Dublin’s General Post Office, one of the city’s most iconic nationalist symbols.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stone of Destiny Target entity description: The Stone of Destiny is an ancient symbol of Scottish monarchy and sovereignty, traditionally used in the coronation of Scottish and later British kings.
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A.
Scottish crown
The Scottish crown was the monarchy of Scotland, representing the sovereign authority and royal lineage that ruled the Kingdom of Scotland until its union with England.
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B.
St Edward's Crown
St Edward's Crown is the historic solid gold coronation crown of British monarchs, renowned as one of the most important and sacred symbols of the United Kingdom’s monarchy.
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C.
Godstone
Godstone is a village in Surrey, England, known for its historic charm and location near major transport routes.
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D.
Fairfax Stone
Fairfax Stone is a historic boundary marker in West Virginia that denotes the traditional source of the North Branch of the Potomac River and once defined colonial land grants.
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E.
Hibernia statue
The Hibernia statue is an allegorical sculpture representing Ireland that crowns the pediment of Dublin’s General Post Office, one of the city’s most iconic nationalist symbols.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish national symbol
ⓘ
ceremonial stone ⓘ relic ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Coronation Stone
ⓘ
Stone of Destiny ⓘ
surface form:
Stone of Scone
|
| associatedWith |
Edinburgh Castle
ⓘ
Scone Abbey ⓘ Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ
surface form:
Westminster Abbey
|
| conditionOfReturn | to be used in future coronations at Westminster Abbey ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| custodian | Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ |
| dateMovedTo |
1296 (to Westminster Abbey)
ⓘ
1996 (returned to Scotland) ⓘ |
| disputed | authenticity of biblical origin ⓘ |
| feature | two iron rings at each end ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
British royal ceremonial tradition
ⓘ
Scottish folklore ⓘ |
| governedBy | agreement between UK Government and Scottish Office (1996) ⓘ |
| height | approximately 27 cm ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important cultural property of Scotland ⓘ |
| legendAssociatedWith |
Jacob's Pillow Stone
ⓘ
Stone of Destiny self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Lia Fáil
|
| length | approximately 66 cm ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Edinburgh Castle
ⓘ
surface form:
Crown Room, Edinburgh Castle
|
| material | sandstone ⓘ |
| movedFrom | Scone Abbey ⓘ |
| movedTo |
Edinburgh Castle
ⓘ
Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster ⓘ
surface form:
Westminster Abbey
|
| owner |
the Crown
ⓘ
surface form:
The Crown
|
| partOf | Honours of Scotland ⓘ |
| placedUnder | Coronation Chair seat ⓘ |
| recoveredIn | 1951 ⓘ |
| returnedBy |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom Government
|
| returnedTo | Scottish people ⓘ |
| shape | rectangular block ⓘ |
| stolenBy | Scottish nationalist students ⓘ |
| stolenIn | 1950 ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Scottish monarchy
ⓘ
Scottish sovereignty ⓘ |
| usedFor |
coronation of British monarchs
ⓘ
coronation of English monarchs ⓘ coronation of Scottish monarchs ⓘ |
| usedIn | Coronation Chair ⓘ |
| usedInEvent |
Coronation of Charles III
ⓘ
surface form:
coronation of King Charles III
coronation of King George VI ⓘ coronation of Queen Elizabeth II ⓘ |
| weight | approximately 152 kg ⓘ |
| width | approximately 42.5 cm ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Stone of Destiny Description of subject: The Stone of Destiny is an ancient symbol of Scottish monarchy and sovereignty, traditionally used in the coronation of Scottish and later British kings.
Referenced by (25)
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Stone of Scone
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Stone of Scone
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Stone of Scone
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Stone of Scone
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Stone of Scone
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Stone of Scone
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Stone of Scone
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Stone of Scone
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Stone of Scone
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Lia Fáil
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Royal Palace (Edinburgh Castle)
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Stone of Scone
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Lia Fáil
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Lia Fáil
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Lia Fáil
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Stone of Scone
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Stone of Scone
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Lia Fáil