Two different historical stones are each known as the Stone of Destiny. Despite this and their similar connections to monarchial tradition, they come from two distinct European cultures, and each possesses a unique formal name:
The Stone of Scone (the Lia-Fàil was it's original name in Scottish Gaelic) was formerly the coronation stone of the Monarchs of Scotland. It is traditionally believed to have been brought from Dal Riata with the early Scots. Later it was taken to London, it is now returned to Scotland. The Stone of Scone is a flat square stone, able to be inserted in the base of St. Edward's Chair (the coronation throne) in Westminster Abbey.
The Lia Fáil is a larger obelisk or monolithic type stone in Ireland. It was thought to be endowed with magical qualities, and was used in the coronation of the Irish Kings.
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Stone of Destiny as it used to be "housed" in the Coronation Throne.
Tradition (legend) affirms that it is the same stonestone which Jacob used as a pillow at Bethel and then set up as a pillar and anointed with oil: later, according to Jewish tradition (possible legend), it became the pedestal of the ark in the Temple.
The stone was brought from Syria to Egypt by Gathelus, who in order to escape the plague, sailed, on the advice of Moses, from the Nile with his wife and the Stone of Destiny, and landed in Spain.
The Stone of Scone, (pronounced 'scoon') also commonly known as the Stone of Destiny or the Coronation Stone (though the former name sometimes refers to Lia Fáil) is a block of sandstone historically kept at the now-ruined abbey in Scone, near Perth.
In 1296 the Stone was captured by Edward I as spoils of war and taken to Westminster Abbey, where it was fitted into the old wooden chair, known as St.
Although the Stone is back in Scotland, Edinburgh Castle is the military headquarters of the UK army in Scotland, and some Scots have argued that the stone should be kept someplace solely Scottish, someplace which could not be interpreted as symbolic of United Kingdom union.
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