Where is Prince's Stone?

Prince's Stone is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom.

How do I get to Prince's Stone?

Its coordinates are 56.9874°, -3.2714°.

Is Prince's Stone free to visit?

Yes, Prince's Stone is free to enter.

Memorials & monuments · Scottish Highlands

Prince's Stone

In or near Crathie.

Free admission

Prince's Stone — a memorial in scotland-highlands, United Kingdom.

Cnapan Nathraichean - geograph.org.uk - 1387141 — Keith Grinsted — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 15 min–45 min

Free entry
Dog-friendly

Prince's Stone is a memorial located in scotland-highlands, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.

Photo gallery

From the Wikipedia article

The Prince's Stone (German: Fürstenstein, Slovene: knežji kamen) is the reversed base of an ancient Ionic column that played an important role in the ceremony surrounding the installation of the princes of Carantania in the Early Middle Ages. After the incorporation into the Frankish Empire, the procedure, held in Slovene, was continued as the first part of the coronation of the Dukes of Carinthia. It was followed by a mass at Maria Saal cathedral and the installation at the Duke's chair, where he swore an oath in German and received the homage of the estates.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

Description

The column probably originates from the nearby Roman city of Virunum, established as capital of the Noricum province under the reign of Emperor Claudius (AD 41–54). During the Middle Ages, the coat of arms of the Duchy of Carinthia was engraved on its top surface. Until 1862, when it was transferred to the Landhaus provincial assembly at Klagenfurt, it stood northwest of the Kaiserpfalz of Karnburg (Slovene: ) in the Zollfeld plain, built by Emperor Arnulf of Carinthia.

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates: 56.9874, -3.2714

Sources

osm: node/8833247001 (ODbL)
wikipedia: Prince's Stone (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Other places nearby