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Word: lias (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...that, the Stone had rested at Dunstaffnage, Argyllshire, headquarters of even earlier Scots chieftains. Tradition says that the Stone had been brought from Ireland and was originally one of the stones upon which Jacob had rested his head (Genesis 28:18) when he dreamed of Israel. Scots call it Lia Fail (Stone of Destiny), but geologists insist that it is an ordinary piece of Scottish sandstone (worth about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Stone of Destiny | 1/8/1951 | See Source »

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