A "priceless monument" and an important piece of Scotland's history has been demolished by a van.
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The van's driver was collecting a marquee when the archway was hit
The 16th Century archway was all that remained of an Augustinian Abbey which once stood on the lawn of Scone Palace near Perth, home to Scotland's kings.
The palace is now home to William David Murray, the 8th Earl of Mansfield, and his ******.
The archway was hit by a van being driven by contractors who were on site to pick up a marquee used at an event over the weekend, Scone Palace officials said.
Conservation architects are due to visit the site to see what can be done.
Mansfield Estates' Suzanne Urquhart said "immediate steps" were made to make the area around the archway safe.
"We are currently taking advice from Historic Scotland and have arranged for conservation architects to examine what remains of the archway as soon as is practical, with a view to undertaking a reconstruction project in the longer term," she said.
"Clearly we are devastated that such a priceless monument and important piece of Scottish history has been destroyed in this manner, however we are thankful that neither the driver nor any member of the public was injured."
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Scone Palace, with the archway in place
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