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Holyrood Abbey is a ruined abbey of the Canons Regular in Edinburgh, Scotland. The abbey was founded in 1128 by David I of Scotland. During the 15th century, the abbey guesthouse was developed into a royal residence, and after the Scottish Reformation the Palace of Holyroodhouse was expanded further.
Visit Holyrood Abbey. Today, you can wander through the Abbey nave and gardens where kings and queens have walked. See the East Processional Doorway, the only surviving part of David I’s original monastery, and the West Front of the rebuilt church, one of the most impressive Gothic facades in Scotland.
Meadowbank Parish Church (known until 2017 as Holyrood Abbey Church) is a congregation of the Church of Scotland in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is based in a late- Victorian church building on London Road, Abbeyhill, around 0.5 miles (0.80 km) north of Holyrood Abbey.
Canongate, Edinburgh, EH8 8DX. 0303 123 7306. Overview. Prices and opening times. Getting here. Access. History. All that survives of the rebuilt church is the nave. This was spared at the Protestant Reformation in 1560 because it served as the parish church of Canongate, the next burgh. The choir and transepts were destroyed in 1570.
Read a brief history of Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh and the Lothians, and find out what to see at the ruin next to the Palace of Holyroodhouse. Contact us today for more information.
The Palace of Holyroodhouse is the official residence of the Monarchy in Scotland. Founded as a monastery in 1128 at the end of the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, the Palace of Holyroodhouse has a close association with the History of Scotland.
A visit to the Palace of Holyroodhouse includes the remains of 12th-century Holyrood Abbey, the Palace gardens, the State Apartments of the Palace itself, and stories of its most famous residents from the past and present. Book tickets.
