Bike champ can’t wait to visit stone

Beaumont’s delight

the stone was nowhere near ready and it was ruled out despite a 7000-signature petition.

The stone, said to be the coronation stone for Scots kings, was taken by Edward I in 1296 and removed to Westminster Abbey.

Speaking in 2019, Mr Forsyth told the PA of his desire for the stone to go to Scone in 1996 if possible.

He also supported the proposal to take it to Perth, saying: “I have seen the consultation documents and seen the proposal put forward by Perth and Kinross Council.

“It seems to me that it meets the criteria in terms of both security and also in providing a facility that will give what is a very important piece of our history the representation and display it deserves.”

First step back Michael Forsyth at the ceremony which saw the Stone of Destiny return to Scotland in 1996

Chosen well Cyclist Mark Beaumont had called on Perth to be chosen as the new home for the Stone of Destiny