significant sanctum within which kings professed their vows to the people of Scotland. A stylised illustration of the abbey on one of its seals suggests that it was a major Romanesque building, with a central tower crowned with a spire. In 2008 an archaeological dig at the abbey revealed burials with three complete human skeletons. Burials Robert II of Scotland Maud, Countess of Huntingdon Thomas de Rossy (Bishop of the Isles) See also Abbot of Scone, for a list of priors, abbots, and commendators References Bibliography Barrow, G.W.S. (ed.), The Acts of Malcolm IV King of Scots 1153-1165, Together with Scottish Royal Acts Prior to 1153 not included in Sir Archibald Lawrie's '"Early Scottish Charters''', in Regesta Regum Scottorum (= RRS), Volume I, (Edinburgh, 1960) Cowan, Ian B. & Easson, David E., Medieval Religious Houses: Scotland with an Appendix on the Houses in the Isle of Man, Second Edition, (London, 1976), pp. 97-8 Fawcett, Richard, "The Buildings of Scone Abbey", in Richard Welander, David J. Breeze & Thomas Owen Clancy (eds.), The Stone of Destiny: Artefact and Icon, Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, Monograph Series Number 22, (Edinburgh, 2003), pp. 169–80 Watt, D.E.R. & Shead, N.F. (eds.), The Heads of Religious Houses in Scotland from the 12th to the 16th Centuries'', The Scottish Records Society, New Series, Volume 24, (Edinburgh, 2001), pp. 198–202 Listed monasteries in Scotland Augustinian monasteries in Scotland Christian monasteries established in the 12th century Religious organizations established in the 1100s Buildings and structures in Perth and Kinross History of Perth and Kinross Former religious buildings and structures in Scotland Coronation church buildings Scottish parliamentary locations and buildings Former Christian monasteries in Scotland