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Holyrood, Edinburgh

Area of Edinburgh, Scotland

Field	Value
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
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.

Brewing was the main local industry in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Holyrood (; , ) 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

"Names in Scots - Places in Scotland". scotslanguage.com.
"Archived copy".
(20 May 2016). "Gower Handbook of Programme Management". Routledge.

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