Professor Alex Sanmark to Speak at 'Celebrating the Stone' of Destiny Symposium
Professor Alex Sanmark is to speak at the 'Celebrating the Stone of Destiny' day symposium.
Perth Museum (Culture Perth & Kinross) will be hosting a day symposium exploring aspects of the stories of the Stone of Scone.
The event, on 14 March 2026 comprises a day of papers at Perth Art Gallery, between 9.00am and 6.00pm, followed by an evening wine reception to visit the Stone on display in Perth Museum.
The papers are arranged in four themes:
- Scientific Analyses,
- Early Medieval Kingship,
- Later Medieval Kingship in Scotland,
- The Stone as cultural ‘icon’.
Speakers include Gordon Noble, Stephen Driscoll, Alexandra Sanmark, Lucy Dean, Daivit Broun and Sally Foster. The Symposium is a great opportunity to catch up on current thinking around the many meanings of the Stone of Destiny and there will be opportunities to ask your own questions.