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Holyrood Scottish Gaelic: Taigh an Ròid Scots: Halyruid
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.
HolyroodLocation within the City of Edinburgh council areaShow map of the City of Edinburgh council areaHolyroodLocation within ScotlandShow map of Scotland
OS grid reference	NT267737
Council area	City of Edinburgh
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	EDINBURGH
Postcode district	EH8, EH99
Dialling code	0131
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Edinburgh East
Scottish Parliament	Edinburgh Central
List of places UK Scotland 55°57′06″N 3°10′42″W / 55.95167°N 3.17833°W / 55.95167; -3.17833

Holyrood (/ˈhɒliruːd/; Scots: Halyruid, Scottish Gaelic: Taigh an Ròid) 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:

• The modern Scottish Parliament Building. 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.
• The Queen's Gallery, part of the Holyroodhouse complex formerly a church and now an art gallery.
• Dynamic Earth, visitor attraction and science centre which is Scotland's largest interactive museum.
• A number of residential, light commercial, and government properties.

References

1. "Names in Scots - Places in Scotland". scotslanguage.com.
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. Dennis Lock; Reinhard Wagner (20 May 2016). Gower Handbook of Programme Management. Routledge. pp. 196–. ISBN 978-1-317-12514-3.

External links

• Google Maps (showing Holyrood)

v t e Residential areas in the Edinburgh (settlement) urban area
North East	Abbeyhill Bingham Bonnington Broughton Brunstane Craigentinny Craigmillar Duddingston Easter Road Great Junction Street Joppa Leith Leith Docks Lochend Magdalene Meadowbank Mountcastle Niddrie Northfield Piershill Pilrig Portobello Restalrig Willowbrae Western Harbour
South East	Alnwickhill Blackford Braid Hills Bruntsfield Burdiehouse Canongate Carrick Knowe Comiston Dumbiedykes Fernieside Gilmerton Greenbank Haymarket Hillside and Calton Hill Liberton Marchmont Moredun Morningside Mortonhall New Town Newington Old Town Prestonfield Sciennes Southhouse Southside The Inch The Grange Tollcross West End
South West	Baberton Balerno Bankhead Bonaly Broomhouse Chesser Clovenstone Colinton Currie Craiglockhart Dalry Fairmilehead Firrhill Fountainbridge Gorgie Greenhill Juniper Green Kingsknowe Longstone Merchiston Murrayburn Oxgangs Parkhead Polwarth Roseburn Saughton Shandon Sighthill Slateford Stenhouse The Calders Wester Hailes
North West	Balgreen Barnton Blackhall Boswall Canonmills Cammo Clermiston Comely Bank Corstorphine Craigleith Cramond Crewe Toll Davidson's Mains Dean Village Drumbrae Drylaw East Craigs Goldenacre Gracemount Granton Inverleith Muirhouse Murrayfield Newhaven Pilton Ravelston Silverknowes South Gyle Stockbridge Trinity Warriston
East Lothian	Musselburgh Fisherrow Inveresk Levenhall Monktonhall Pinkie Stoneybank Wallyford
See also: Areas of Edinburgh

• Areas of Edinburgh
• Royal Mile