{{Short description|Area of Edinburgh, Scotland}} {{other uses|Holyrood (disambiguation)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}} {{Use British English|date=March 2017}}
{{Infobox UK place | official_name = Holyrood | country = Scotland | area_total_sq_mi = | area_total_km2 = | population = | population_ref = | pushpin_map = Edinburgh | pushpin_map_caption = Location within the City of Edinburgh council area | os_grid_reference = NT267737 | map_type = Scotland | coordinates = {{coord|55|57|06|N|3|10|42|W|display=inline,title}} | 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. }}
thumb|Brewing was the main local industry in the 19th and 20th centuries.
'''Holyrood''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|h|ɒ|l|i|r|uː|d}}; {{langx|sco|Halyruid}},<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scotslanguage.com/books/view/1/823/Names%20in%20Scots%20-%20Places%20in%20Scotland|title=Names in Scots - Places in Scotland|work=scotslanguage.com}}</ref> {{langx|gd|Taigh an Ròid}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/Gidhlig/LchairtTaighanRid.aspx |title=Archived copy |access-date=20 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215535/http://www.royal.gov.uk/Gidhlig/LchairtTaighanRid.aspx |archive-date=3 March 2016 }}</ref>) 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.<ref name="LockWagner2016">{{cite book|author1=Dennis Lock|author2=Reinhard Wagner|title=Gower Handbook of Programme Management|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mvEyDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA196|date=20 May 2016|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-317-12514-3|pages=196–}}</ref> 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.
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==External links== * [https://maps.google.com/maphp?hl=en&tab=wl&q=Holyrood,%20City%20of%20Edinburgh,%20UK Google Maps (showing Holyrood)]
{{Areas of Edinburgh}}
Category:Areas of Edinburgh Category:Royal Mile