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Holyrood, Edinburgh

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Area of Edinburgh, Scotland

Human settlement in Scotland

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 andNelson's Monument.
Holyrood Location within theCity of Edinburgh council area Show map of the City of Edinburgh council area Holyrood Location withinScotland Show 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″N3°10′42″W / 55.95167°N 3.17833°W /55.95167; -3.17833

Holyrood (/ˈhɒliruːd/;Scots:Halyruid,^[1]Scottish Gaelic:Taigh an Ròid^[2]) is an area inEdinburgh, the capital ofScotland, lying east of the city centre, at the foot of theRoyal Mile.

The area takes its name fromHolyrood Abbey, which was the Church of the Holy Rude (Scots for 'Holy Cross').

Holyrood includes the following sites:

The modernScottish Parliament Building.^[3] For this reason "Holyrood" is often used in contemporary media as ametonym for the Scottish Government.
ThePalace of Holyroodhouse, the official residence of themonarch in Scotland.
The ruins ofHolyrood Abbey
Holyrood Park, an expansive royal park to the south and east of the palace.
TheQueen'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.