Holyrood

Holyrood is an area in , the capital of , lying east of the city centre, at the foot of the . The area takes its name from , which was the Church of the Holy Rude. Holyrood includes the following sites:…
  • Neighborhood
  • …is also known as “Holyrood, Edinburgh”
  • Description: area in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Places of Interest

Highlights include Scottish Parliament Building and Holyrood Abbey.
is a ruined abbey of the Canons Regular in , Scotland.
is a not-for-profit visitor attraction…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dumbiedykes and Abbeyhill.
is a residential area in the centre of , .
is an area of , the capital of .
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Latitude
55.95155° or 55° 57′ 6″ north
Longitude
-3.17509° or 3° 10′ 30″ west
Open location code
9C7RXR2F+JX
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Holyrood” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “هوليرود”
  • Armenian: “Հոլիռուդ”
  • Basque: “Holyrood”
  • Catalan: “Barri de Holyrood”
  • Chinese: “荷里路德”
  • Chinese: “霍利鲁德”
  • Dutch: “Holyrood”
  • French: “Holyrood”
  • Galician: “Holyrood”
  • German: “Holyrood”
  • Greek: “Χόλυρουντ (Εδιμβούργο)”
  • Greek: “Χόλυρουντ”
  • Hebrew: “הולירוד”
  • Icelandic: “Holyrood”
  • Indonesian: “Holyrood”
  • Irish: “Taigh an Ròid”
  • Italian: “Holyrood”
  • Japanese: “ホリールード”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Holyrood”
  • Norwegian: “Holyrood”
  • Scots: “Halyruid”
  • Scots: “Holyrood”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Holyrood”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Taigh an Ròid”
  • Slovak: “Holyrood”
  • Slovenian: “Holyrood”
  • Turkish: “Holyrood, Edinburgh”
  • Turkish: “Holyrood”
  • Urdu: “ہولی روڈ، ایڈنبرا”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Canongate and Long Quarry.

Edinburgh: Highlights

Learn more about Old Town and New Town.
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