Scone (New South Wales)

Scone
Bronze sculpture Mare & Foal
State :  Australia State : New South Wales
Coordinates : 32 ° 5 ′  S , 150 ° 51 ′  E Coordinates: 32 ° 5 ′  S , 150 ° 51 ′  E Height : 216  m Area : 11  km²
Residents : 4,956 (2016) Population density : 451 inhabitants per km² LGA : Upper Hunter Shire
Scone

Scone is a city in the Australian state of New South Wales and is located about 270 kilometers north of Sydney .

The city is known for its racehorse breeding , which is the second largest thoroughbred breed in the world after Kentucky, and is considered the horse capital of Australia .

Culture and sights

Parks

The Barrington Tops National Park , which since 1982 UNESCO World Heritage , is located very near Scone.

Also, the reservoir glenbawn dam is nearby.

Events

• The Scone Cup horse race is one of the most important horse races in Australia.

• The Scone Horse Festival is celebrated annually in May and includes a. Wine tours and rodeo.

• Scone was the venue for the annual open-air heavy metal festival Metal Stock , held every Easter. The concert is now taking place in Sydney.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town:

• Barbara Baynton (1857-1929), Australian writer
• Robert Archibald (* 1984), polo player

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Scone ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2020.