[6] Surveyor Henry Dangar travelled through the area, prior to passing over the Liverpool Range above Murrurundi in 1824.

The town initially started as the village of Redbank in 1826 and in 1831 Hugh Cameron, a Scottish descendant put forward the name of Scone to Thomas Mitchell.

[6] It was gazetted as Scone in 1837 and during the early days was renowned for its large pastoral properties including Belltrees and Segenhoe.

It is celebrated during May and includes all manner of activities, including wine tours, Open Days across the numerous horse studs in the area, the Scone rodeo, the Scone School Horse Sports competition, the Black Tie Ball, and a parade in Kelly Street.

Small celebrations are also a key part of the festival and include schools, businesses, public events and sports centres.

Scone also hosts the Inglis Guineas Day, a major race meet, in the middle of May.

[13] In 1836 Thomas and Henry Dangar leased 6 acres of property at St Aubin's Village from Captain William Dumaresq.

[18] In 1842, John P Wilkie brought the property and renamed it the White Swan Inn.

[17] It is a brick building with high ceilings, wide verandahs, cedar joinery and an underground cellar.

[20] It was well known for horse-breeding – producing racehorses and remounts for the Indian Army and attracted clientele from around the world.

[22] In 1946, a renovation occurred which included demolishing the separate kitchen block and adding a southern wing to the house.

Scone lies on the Main North railway line, and is served by a passenger train service made up of a daily NSW TrainLink train to Sydney and two or three NSW TrainLink services to Newcastle.

The town is connected to nearby Gloucester via Scone Road, which traverses the Barrington Tops.

[29] Scone possesses a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa), with hot, relatively wet summers and mild, relatively dry winters with cool nights.

Rainfall is less common in winter than in summer due to the foehn effect, as the town lies on the leeward side of the Great Dividing Range.