Off Sandy Lane, New Scone is the stone circle shown in photograph no. 31. Although this is away from Coronation Road it indicates there were sacred sites dating from pre-Christian times in the vicinity, probably forming a linked series of  places at which to pay homage to the gods for pilgrims and other travellers making their way to Scone.

The stone circle is of druidic origins.  We have the following description of a Scottish druidic ceremony of the type that would be seen at a stone circle.

The chief druid had a white flowing beard and white robes and walked at the head of a group of twelve druids in stately procession along the avenue of great stones until they entered the central circle. The chief druid embraced the the central 'pointer' stone.  Then he slid down it to the ground and lay in an entranced heap at the foot of the stone.  The other druids began a rhythmic chanting and positioned themselves opposite the stones of the circle. After chanting for a full five minues the druids went into a trance-like state.  The chief druid eventually roused and seized a bunch of onions and ripped the necks off the bulbs before holdiing them up and squeezing the onion juice into his mouth.  There was a then a great commotion while the chief druid chased the young women of the audience to kiss them, but they would not let him get within a yard of them because his breath stank of onions. So the ceremony did not last very long, because the chief druid was about seventy years old and was soon out of breath. Usually he was carried from the proceedings by the other druids, all of whom carried large sprigs of parsely with which they beat their faces, mainly to counteract the smell of  onions.  However there was one more scene to be played out.  The youngest druid took the de-stemmed onion 'heads' and stuck them on wooden spikes by the stones of the circle.  This was to symbolise the sticking of real heads on spike, which was an anceient custom of Celtic paganism, from a time when onions were in short supply.

To continue on Coronation Road follow the long road leading off from Cross Street, Scone to the west and take the dog-leg north when forced to do so and then go on the westward track to come to the east gate of the grounds of Scone Palace (and therefore Old Scone).  The line of the public road goes straight into the grounds as can be seen by photograph 32.  This picture shows the main A93 road bisecting the track (at the Stop sign). Looking back up this same track from within the palace grounds along this road, the continuation of the palace drive with the vehicular public road into Scone appears seamless, indicating an old roadway (see photograph 33).

 The avenue of limes goes through the old Abbey gate, the old Scone market cross being on the left (not shown)