Holyrood, Edinburgh
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Holyrood
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 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. | |
| Council area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | EH |
| Dialling code | 0131 |
| Police | Scottish |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
Holyrood (/ˈhɒliruːd/; Scots: Halyruid[1], 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.
Holyrood includes the following sites:
- The modern Scottish Parliament Building.[3] For this reason "Holyrood" is often used in contemporary media as a metonym for the Scottish Government.
- The Palace of Holyroodhouse, the official residence of the monarch in Scotland.
- The ruins of Holyrood Abbey
- Holyrood Park, an expansive royal park to the south and east of the palace.
- Dynamic Earth.
- A number of residential, light commercial, and government properties.
References[edit]
- ^ "Names in Scots - Places in Scotland". scotslanguage.com.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ^ Dennis Lock; Reinhard Wagner (20 May 2016). Gower Handbook of Programme Management. Routledge. pp. 196–. ISBN 978-1-317-12514-3.
