Holyrood Abbey

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  • Address
    Horse Wynd, Holyrood
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  • Transport
    bus: 35 or 36

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Founded in 1128 by King David I, this ancient abbey was probably named after a fragment of the True Cross ( rood is an old Scots word for cross) said to have been brought to Scotland by David's mother, St Margaret. The bay on the right, as you look at the huge, arched, eastern window, is the royal burial vault, which holds the remains of Kings David II, James II and James V, and of Mary Queen of Scots' husband, Lord Darnley.