Holyrood may refer to:

Religion

Holyrood (cross) The Holyrood or Holy Rood is a Christian relic alleged to be part of the True Cross on which Jesus died. The word derives from the Old English ''rood'', meaning a pole and the cross, via Middle English, or the Scots ''haly ruid'' ("holy cross"). S ...

, a Christian relic alleged to be part of the True Cross on which Jesus died * Feast of the Cross, or Holy Rood day, in the Christian liturgical calendar

Places

United Kingdom

* Holyrood, Edinburgh, an area of Edinburgh, Scotland ** Holyrood, a metonym for the

Scottish Parliament The Scottish Parliament ( gd, Pàrlamaid na h-Alba ; sco, Scots Pairlament) is the devolution in the United Kingdom, devolved, unicameralism, unicameral legislature of Scotland. Located in the Holyrood, Edinburgh, Holyrood area of the capital ...

or the Scottish Parliament Building ** Holyrood Abbey, a ruined Augustinian abbey in Edinburgh **

Holyrood Palace The Palace of Holyroodhouse ( or ), commonly referred to as Holyrood Palace or Holyroodhouse, is the official residence of the British monarch in Scotland. Located at the bottom of the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, at the opposite end to Edinburgh ...

, formally the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh ** Holyrood Park, a royal park in central Edinburgh * Holyrood Academy, Chard, Somerset, England * Holyrood estate, Southampton, England *

Holyrood Secondary School ("By this conquer!") , established = 1936 , closed = , type = Comprehensive , religious_affiliation = Roman Catholic , president = , head_name = , head ...

, a school in Glasgow, Scotland

Canada

Holyrood, Newfoundland and Labrador Holyrood is a town on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is in Division 1, on Conception Bay. It is approximately a 30 minute drive from the capital city of St. John's. During King William's War, the village was destr ...

Holyrood Thermal Generating Station __NOTOC__ The Holyrood Thermal Electric Generating Station built by Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro Corporation is located near the community of Holyrood, in Conception Bay, Newfoundland, Canada. Overview The initial installation included two ...

, Conception Bay, Newfoundland *

Holyrood, Edmonton Holyrood is a residential neighbourhood in the Bonnie Doon area of south east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The name, Holyrood, is an anglicisation of the Scots ''haly ruid'' ( holy cross). According to the 2001 federal census, almost three out ...

, Alberta **

Holyrood Elementary School Holyrood Elementary School is a bilingual school in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada named after Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh, Scotland. The school is located in a south-east Edmonton neighborhood of the same name. History Holyrood School opened in ...

Holyrood stop Holyrood stop is a tram stop under construction in the Edmonton Light Rail Transit network in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It will serve the Valley Line, and is located on the east side of 85 Street, staggered on either side of 93 Avenue, between ...

, a tram stop * Holyrood,

Huron-Kinloss Huron-Kinloss is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within Bruce County. The township had a population of 7,069 in the Canada 2016 Census. Huron-Kinloss is located in Western Ontario, on Lake Huron. It is relatively remote, p ...

, Ontario

United States

Holyrood, Kansas Holyrood is a city in Ellsworth County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 403. History Holyrood was founded in 1874 and was established as a city in 1886.http://www.holyroodkansas.com/index.html , ...

Holy Rood Cemetery Holy Rood Cemetery is located at 2126 Wisconsin Avenue N.W. at the southern end of Glover Park, adjacent to Georgetown in Washington, D.C. It is at one of the highest elevations in the city and has memorable views. The cemetery contains approxi ...

, Washington, D.C. *

Cemetery of the Holy Rood The Cemetery of the Holy Rood is a Catholic cemetery located in Westbury, New York. The cemetery, established in 1930, is part of the Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre. History The oldest part of the cemetery was originally the burial ...

, Westbury, New York

Other uses