Official Name: | Holyrood |
Country: | Scotland |
Pushpin Map: | Edinburgh |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the City of Edinburgh council area |
Os Grid Reference: | NT267737 |
Map Type: | Scotland |
Coordinates: | 55.9517°N -3.1783°W |
Post Town: | EDINBURGH |
Postcode Area: | EH |
Postcode District: | EH8, EH99 |
Dial Code: | 0131 |
Constituency Westminster: | Edinburgh East |
Constituency Scottish Parliament: | Edinburgh Central |
Gaelic Name: | Taigh an Ròid |
Scots Name: | Halyruid |
Unitary Scotland: | City of Edinburgh |
Static Image Name: | Holyrood from south east.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | Taken from Holyrood Park in 2004. From left to right: Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh Castle, Scottish Parliament Building, Palace of Holyroodhouse, Scott Monument, Balmoral Hotel clock tower and Nelson's Monument. |
Holyrood (; Scots: Halyruid,[1] Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: Taigh an Ròid[2]) 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 (Scots for 'Holy Cross').
Holyrood includes the following sites: