Holyrood
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Holyrood is an anglicisation of the Scots haly ruid (holy cross).
The name Holyrood may refer to:
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Scotland
- Holyrood, an alternative, informal name for the Scottish Parliament, or the Scottish Parliament Building (because they are in the Holyrood district of Edinburgh; cf. Westminster, see Westminster (disambiguation))
- Holyrood, Edinburgh, one of the areas of Edinburgh (partly coterminous with Dumbiedykes), named after Holyrood Abbey and Palace
- Holyrood (magazine), covering Scottish politics
- Holyrood, Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh, a ruined Augustinian abbey now in the grounds of Holyrood Palace (this is the original Holyrood)
- Holyrood, the Palace of Holyroodhouse, informally Holyrood Palace, in Edinburgh, named after Holyrood Abbey
- Holyrood, Holyrood Park in Edinburgh, facing the Holyrood Palace
- Holyrood, Holyrood R.C. Secondary School, a Roman Catholic secondary school in the south side of Glasgow, the largest school in Scotland
Holyrood Brewery, Edinburgh the site of which, adjacent to that now occupied by the Scottish Parliament building, is now occupied by the Dynamic Earth visitor centre
Canada
- Holyrood, Newfoundland and Labrador, a town in Newfoundland
- Holyrood, a neighbourhood in Edmonton, Alberta
United States
- Holyrood, Kansas, a small town near the center of the state, said to have its roots from Canada whose roots are from Scotland
See also
- Holyrood Elementary School, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Holyrood Thermal Generating Station, Conception Bay, Newfoundland, Canada
- Holyrood Community School, Chard, Somerset, England
