scottish kings were crowned
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
It was from here that Edward I, in 1296, brought the great coronation stone on which the kings of Scot-
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “scottish kings were crowned” mean?
It was from here that Edward I, in 1296, brought the great coronation stone on which the kings of Scot-
Is “scottish kings were crowned” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.