Holyrood Abbey
Holyrood Abbey is a ruined abbey of the Canons Regular in Edinburgh, Scotland. The abbey was founded in 1128 by David I of Scotland. During the 15th century, the abbey guesthouse was developed into a royal residence, and after the Scottish Reformation the Palace of Holyroodhouse was expanded further.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Description: monastery ruins in Holyrood, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Holyrood” and “Holyrood Abbey, precinct and associated remains”
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Scottish Parliament Building and King’s Gallery.
Scottish Parliament Building
Government building
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The Scottish Parliament Building is the home of the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood in central Edinburgh. Construction of the building commenced in June 1999 and the Members of the Scottish Parliament held their first debate in the new building on 7 September 2004. Scottish Parliament Building is situated 890 feet southwest of Holyrood Abbey.
King’s Gallery
Museum
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The King's Gallery, previously known as the Queen's Gallery, is an art gallery in Edinburgh, Scotland. It forms part of the Palace of Holyroodhouse complex. King’s Gallery is situated 560 feet west of Holyrood Abbey.
Abbey Court House, Holyrood Abbey, Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh
Public building
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Abbey Court House, Holyrood Abbey, Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh is a public building, which is situated 490 feet west of Holyrood Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abbeyhill and Holyrood.
Abbeyhill
Suburb
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Abbeyhill is an area of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Abbeyhill is one of the oldest parts of the city, taking its name from Holyrood Abbey, a major historic religious site.
Holyrood
Neighborhood
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Holyrood is an area in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, lying east of the city centre, at the foot of the Royal Mile. The area takes its name from Holyrood Abbey, which was the Church of the Holy Rude. Holyrood includes the following sites:…
Dumbiedykes
Suburb
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Dumbiedykes is a residential area in the centre of Edinburgh, Scotland. It mainly comprises public housing developments. It is bounded in the north by Holyrood Road, the west by the Pleasance and St Leonard's Street and the east by Holyrood Park.
Holyrood Abbey
- Categories: ruins, monastery ruins, and religion
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Welsh—“Holyrood Abbey” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Հելլերոդի աբբայություն”
- Azerbaijani: “Holirud abbatlığı”
- Basque: “Holyrood abadia”
- Belarusian: “Халірудскае абацтва”
- Catalan: “Abadia de Holyrood”
- Chinese: “荷里路德修道院”
- Chinese: “霍利鲁德修道院”
- Czech: “Holyroodské opatství”
- Danish: “Holyrood Abbey”
- Dutch: “Holyrood Abbey”
- Esperanto: “Abatejo Holyrood”
- Finnish: “Holyrood Abbey”
- French: “Abbaye de Holyrood”
- French: “Holyrood Abbey”
- Galician: “abadía de Holyrood”
- Georgian: “ჰოლირუდის სააბატო”
- German: “Holyrood Abbey”
- Greek: “αββαείο του Χόλυρουντ”
- Hebrew: “ארמון הולירוד”
- Hungarian: “Holyrood Abbey”
- Irish: “Mainistir Holyrood”
- Italian: “Abbazia di Holyrood”
- Japanese: “ホリールード寺院”
- Kazakh: “Холируд аббаттығы”
- Korean: “홀리루드 사원”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Holyrood Abbey”
- Persian: “صومعه هولیرود”
- Polish: “Opactwo Holyrood”
- Portuguese: “Abadia de Holyrood”
- Russian: “Холирудское аббатство”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Abaid Taigh an Ròid”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Holyrood Abbey”
- Slovak: “Holyroodske opátstvo”
- Slovak: “Opátstvo Holyrood”
- Slovenian: “Holyrood Abbey”
- Spanish: “abadia de Holyrood”
- Spanish: “abadía de Holyrood”
- Spanish: “Abadía de Holyrood”
- Swedish: “Holyrood Abbey”
- Thai: “แอบบีย์ฮอลีรูด”
- Ukrainian: “Голірудське абатство”
- Welsh: “Abaty Holyrood”
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