[1] This estate was owned by a young Robert the Bruce, before he became King of Scotland; it is rumored that he planted the tree.

[2] A local history society, the Strathleven Artizans, originally made the connection between the tree and Robert the Bruce and took custody of its timber.

The society planned to carve a heart out of the oak to take to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.

The carving was carried out by John Donaldson and an expert from Historic Scotland, taking eight years to complete.

The throne also incorporates yew from a tree at Elderslie, the birthplace of William Wallace – another Scottish patriot, and ancient olive wood from Teba.