Known as the horse capital of Australia, the historic town of Scone is home to dozens of studs and world-class thoroughbred breeders.
It is known as the “horse capital of Australia” because of the dozens of stud farms in the area. Scone is also the area headquarters of soil and water conservation authorities, and Glenbawn Dam and reservoir (and an associated national park) are nearby.
It is on the New England Highway north of Muswellbrook about 270 kilometres north of Sydney, and is part of the New England (federal) and Upper Hunter (state) electorates. Scone is in a farming area and is also noted for breeding Thoroughbred racehorses. It is known as the 'Horse capital of Australia'.
Australian (really, British) scones are more like a sweet American biscuit than those dry, brick-like triangles that we call scones in America. They are light and bready. They are only slightly sweet (the idea being you pile sugar and clotted cream on top, rather than baking the sugar into the scone itself).
Demographics & education
In the 2016 Census, there were 5,624 people in Scone. Of these 48.8% were male and 51.2% were female.
Known as the horse capital of Australia, the historic town of Scone is home to dozens of studs and world-class thoroughbred breeders. Explore the area on horseback, and enjoy the spectacular World Heritage wilderness that surrounds the area.
Scone is a place that breathes history like nowhere else in Scotland. Today, in the 21st century, it is the home of the Earls of Mansfield, and a major attraction to visitors from all over the world, most famous as The Crowning Place of Scottish Kings.
Following etiquette, the correct pronunciation of scone is 'skon', to rhyme with 'gone', rather than 'skone' to rhyme with 'bone'. The 'posh' pronunciation of scone really isn't so posh after all.
Scone (UK) / Biscuit (US)
These are the crumbly cakes that British people call scones, which you eat with butter, jam, sometimes clotted cream and always a cup of tea.
Marion County Florida carries the moniker Horse Capital of the World®. The county has more horses/ponies than any other in the U.S., 35% of Florida's horses are in the county and 46% of thoroughbreds.
With few known predators, numbers fluctuate with the seasons. Our largest populations today are in the rocky ranges and arid plains of the Northern Territory and tropical grasslands of Queensland.
In October 2014, Gates purchased a 228-acre farm in Rancho Paseana, California, for $18 million. The thoroughbred training center was previously owned by fitness and diet guru Jenny Craig.
The first scones
The word is thought to have originated from the Dutch “schoonbrot,” meaning fine white bread; and the closely-related German “sconbrot,” which means fine or beautiful bread.
Canberra is known as Australia's capital city and sometimes affectionately called The Bush capital for its sweeping nature reserves and surrounding mountain ranges.
Tullong and Murrain Tribes
At the time of white settlement in 1827, the two tribes in the Scone district were the Tullong and Murrain1, which were part of the Geawegal clan2. To the west near Merriwa and over the Liverpool Ranges is Kamilaroi country and south of the Scone area is Wonnarua country.
This makes the /l/ sound like /ʊ/. The tendency for some /l/ sounds to become vowels is more common in South Australian English than that of other states. Milk, for example, in South Australia has a vocalised /l/, leading to the pronunciation [mɪʊ̯k], whereas in other states the /l/ is pronounced as a consonant.
Scones are traditionally Irish, Scottish, and English foods. However, nobody knows which of these countries invented the baked food. As far as history can trace back, Scones probably originate from Scotland. Yes, the first print reference dates back to 1513 and is from a Scottish poet.
The Basics of Eating a Scone Properly
Break apart a small bite-sized portion of scone with your hands or if using a knife, cut the scone horizontally. Use a knife to slather on cream and jam onto the broken-off piece of scone. The bite-sized piece of scone should be eaten in 1-2 bites.
A scone (/ˈskɒn/ SKON or /ˈskoʊn/ SKOHN) is a traditional British/Irish baked good, popular in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It is usually made of either wheat or oatmeal with baking powder as a leavening agent, and baked on sheet pans. A scone is often slightly sweetened and occasionally glazed with egg wash.
Blair Parry-Okeden (born 1950) is an American-born Australian billionaire heiress and philanthropist. According to Forbes Asia, she was Australia's richest person by net worth in 2016. Parry-Okeden's wealth derives from Cox Enterprises.
We have hosted a number of productions for national radio and TV, including the BBC Antiques Road Show, The Great British Bake Off, Escape To The Country, Susan Calman's Secret Scotland, Beechgrove Garden, Outlander, Michael Portillo's Great British Railway Journeys, and Sally Lindsay's Posh Sleepover, as well as ...
The name Scone comes from Scotland where it was the home of the Scottish kings and the site of their coronation. It replaced the name Invermein which was the name of the first settlement which was locally known as St Aubins. Scone was officially gazetted in 1837.