The beech trees can be seen in photograph 21 and they line one side of the track as it leads downhill towards Scone.  The path leads through the gate and then turns sharply right, the turn indicated by a marker stone (see photograph 22) and then follows the line of the modern fence going behind the beeches.

A large whitish marker stone indicates the turn of the road after passing through the gate

To the north of the Road you see MacDuff's monument, so you know you are still on the right track (see photograph 24).  After all, Coronation Road was the route taken by MacDuff, Thane of Fife from Falkland to Scone to crown the Scottish kings.

The story of this monument is not well known but the following tale may cast some light on its origins. It is obtained from the Liberdanicus of 1312, but the date of the story is probably about 1035.

MacDuff had secret ambitions beyond his station as king-maker. He had his own designs on the Scottish throne and periodicially made forays out into Fife and Perthshire in disguise to raid isolated villages, steal anything of value and fire one or two buildings - nothing too drastic but enough to strike fear into the inhabitants.  This campaign of terror went on for over a year and he would frequently receive village leaders at Falkland Castle asking him to do something about it.  In response, MacDuff did indeed insert half a dozen men in each of the towns he had raided and the raids immediately stopped.  He took it further.  Once the village leaders were comfortable again he withdrew the men and immdediately the raids re-started.  Again he was entreated to restore his guards - in fact, the very men who were carrying out the raids - but this time he put in double the number of men.  Their keep was paid for by the villagers.  MacDuff took no money for supplying them, he had much higher ambitions, but the villagers were very grateful for his apparent largesse.  MacDuff now had a sizable militia stationed in Fife and Perthshire.  More mercenaries were attracted to his enterprise because of the easy money they could make.  Soon MacDuff began to feel confident he could challenge the sitting monarch for the crown.  He let the monarch know that there was a contender passing by Murrayshall Hill on his way to bring the king to battle.  He knew that MacBeth was riding down from the north with that intent.  The scheming MacDuff was going to seclude his force to the north of the hill and wait for the armies of the king and MacBeth to cut themselves to pieces.  Then his militia, which was too small a force to take on either of the two armies themselves, would march on Scone and claim the crown.

All went according to plan until the king's army stumbled across MacDuff's small band secluded in dense forest.  In the confusion of the attack, MacDuff, heavily disguised, made a run for it.  But as he galloped through the trees he ran straight into MacBeth's army on their way to fight the king.  MacDuff's horse reared as it  collided with MacBeth's mount and MacDuff was thrown to the ground.  MacBeth dismounted and drew his sword. MacDuff had no option but to draw his own weapon to defend himself. On the pommel of Macduff's sword was the very distinctive Smoke Stone of the MacDuffs.  This was a huge cut cystal of brown quartz, so dark in places that from some angles it looked nearly black.  MacBeth swung his sword with all his might against his opponent's.  The force was such that MacBeth's sword broke in two and the Smoke Stone was dislodged from MacDuff's weapon.  The crystal rolled away into the undergrowth and was lost. This was fortunate for Macduff, for if MacBeth had seen it he would have recognised it and hunted him down without mercy.  MacDuff managed to scramble away into the forest where he found his horse and was able to make a getaway, having gained nothing from his adventures.  The Smoke Stone of the MacDuffs remains lost on Murrayshall Hill. It was widely know for its magical qualities and would be of untold value if found today. A cairn commemorating MacDuff's apparent benevolence to the Perthshire villagers, who did not know his true actions, was built on the hill summit. The monument was built on the site much later.