Holyrood

Holyrood

The name Holyrood may refer to:

cotland

* "Holyrood", a metonym for the Scottish Parliament, or the Scottish Parliament Building (because they are in the Holyrood district of Edinburgh)
* Holyrood, Edinburgh, one of the areas of Edinburgh (partly coterminous with Dumbiedykes), named after Holyrood Abbey and Palace
* Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh, a ruined Augustinian abbey now in the grounds of Holyrood Palace (this is the original "Holyrood")
* The Palace of Holyroodhouse, informally Holyrood Palace, in Edinburgh, named after Holyrood Abbey
* Holyrood Park in Edinburgh, facing the Holyrood Palace
* Holyrood R.C. Secondary School, a Roman Catholic secondary school in the south side of Glasgow, the largest school in Scotland

Canada

* Holyrood, Newfoundland and Labrador, a town in Newfoundland
** Holyrood Thermal Generating Station, Conception Bay, Newfoundland
* Holyrood, Edmonton, a neighbourhood in Alberta
** Holyrood Elementary School, Edmonton, Alberta

United States

* Holyrood, Kansas, a small town near the center of the state

Music

* "Holyrood", the march of the RAF Regiment


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