Declaration
Scone, Hill of Belief, Scotland
Example of a Moot Hill Court Dispute Hearing.
Atop the green mound, a beadle calls the people to gather.
The Bailie raises his staff of office, declaring the moot open.
Two neighbours bring a dispute over a strayed cow.
Witnesses speak. The council deliberates. A fine of one silver penny is proclaimed, symbolically placed in a wooden bowl.
The herald closes the court, declaring peace restored in the parish.
Scone, Hill of Belief Moot Hill, Scotland: Declaration
Saturday, Day 18, October,
Year 2025.
