Holyrood Abbey

Holyrood Abbey is a ruined abbey of the Canons Regular in , 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.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • 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.

Government building
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The is the home of the Scottish Parliament at in central . 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. is situated 830 feet southwest of Holyrood Abbey.

Museum
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The King's Gallery, previously known as the Queen's Gallery, is an art gallery in , . It forms part of the Palace of Holyroodhouse complex. is situated 500 feet southwest of Holyrood Abbey.

Historic building
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is a historic building, which is situated 540 feet west of Holyrood Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abbeyhill and Holyrood.

Suburb
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is an area of , the capital of . is one of the oldest parts of the city, taking its name from Holyrood Abbey, a major historic religious site.

Neighborhood
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is an area in , the capital of , lying east of the city centre, at the foot of the . The area takes its name from Abbey, which was the Church of the Holy Rude. includes the following sites:…

Suburb
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is a residential area in the centre of , . 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 Abbey

Latitude
55.95314° or 55° 57′ 11″ north
Longitude
-3.17163° or 3° 10′ 18″ west
Elevation
138 feet (42 metres)
Open location code
9C7RXR3H+78
Open­Street­Map ID
way 41893742
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
10793811
Wiki­data ID
Q966862
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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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