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	The name Holyrood may refer to: Scotland Holyrood, a metonym for the Scottish Parliament Scottish Parliament The Scottish Parliament is the Devolution national, Unicameralism legislature of Scotland, located in the Holyrood, Edinburgh area of the capital Edinburgh.... , or the Scottish Parliament Building Scottish Parliament Building The Scottish Parliament Building is the home of the Scotland Scottish Parliament at Holyrood, Edinburgh, within the World Heritage Site in central Edinburgh.... (so named because they are in the Holyrood district of Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh ; is the Capital city of Scotland, a position it has held since 1437. It is the seventh largest city in the United Kingdom and the second largest Scottish City status in the United Kingdom after Glasgow.... ) Holyrood, Edinburgh Holyrood, Edinburgh Holyrood is an area in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Located immediately to the east of the city centre, at the end of the Royal Mile, Holyrood was once in the separate burgh of Canongate before the expansion of Edinburgh in 1856.... , one of the areas of Edinburgh (partly coterminous with Dumbiedykes), named after Holyrood Abbey and Palace Holyrood Abbey Holyrood Abbey Holyrood Abbey is a ruined Augustinian Abbey in Edinburgh, Scotland. The abbey was built in 1128 at the order of King David I of Scotland.... 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 Holyrood Palace The Palace of Holyroodhouse, or informally Holyrood Palace, founded as a monastery by David I of Scotland in 1128, has served as the principal residence of the Kings and Queens of Scotland since the fifteenth century.... , in Edinburgh, named after Holyrood Abbey Holyrood Park Holyrood Park Holyrood Park is a royal park in central Edinburgh, Scotland. It has an array of hills, lochs, glens, ridges, basalt cliffs, and patches of whin within its area.... in Edinburgh, facing the Holyrood Palace Holyrood R.C. Secondary School Holyrood R.C. Secondary School Holyrood R.C. Secondary, commonly referred to as Holyrood, is a Roman Catholic secondary school in the south-side of Glasgow, Scotland. The school was completed in 1936 and originally functioned as a grammar school with entry dependent on a high mark in the 11 plus examination.... , a Roman Catholic secondary school in the south side of Glasgow, the largest school in Scotland Canada Holyrood, Newfoundland and Labrador Holyrood, Newfoundland and Labrador Holyrood is a town on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is in Division No. 1, Newfoundland and Labrador, on Conception Bay.... , a town in Newfoundland Holyrood Thermal Generating Station Holyrood Thermal Generating Station The Holyrood Thermal Electric Generating Station built by Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro Corporation is located near the community of Holyrood, Newfoundland and Labrador, in Conception Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.... , Conception Bay, Newfoundland Holyrood, Edmonton Holyrood, Edmonton Holyrood is a residential neighbourhood in the Bonnie Doon area of wouth east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The name, Holyrood, is an anglicisation of the Scots language haly ruid .... , a neighbourhood in Alberta Holyrood Elementary School Holyrood Elementary School Holyrood Elementary School is a tri-lingual school in Edmonton, Alberta, Alberta, Canada named after Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh, Scotland. The school is located in a south-east Edmonton neighborhood of the same name.... , Edmonton, Alberta United States Holyrood, Kansas Holyrood, Kansas Holyrood is a city in Ellsworth County, Kansas, Kansas, United States. The population was 464 at the 2000 United States Census.... , a small town near the center of the state Music "Holyrood", the march of the RAF Regiment RAF Regiment The Royal Air Force Regiment is a specialist airfield defence Corps founded by Royal Warrant in 1942. After a 29 week training course, its members are responsible for defending airfields, and training Royal Air Force personnel in military skills.... See also Holy rood Holy rood The Holy rood is widely considered to be a part of the Christian cross Jesus died on. It is also name of Chapel and the Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh, Scotland.... Church of the Holy Rude