Holyrood may refer to:

Religion

* Holyrood (cross), 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 devolved, unicameral legislature of Scotland. Located in the Holyrood area of the capital city, Edinburgh, it is frequently referred to by the metonym Holyro ...

or the Scottish Parliament Building **

Holyrood Abbey 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 Ref ...

, 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 Edinbu ...

, formally the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh ** Holyrood Park, a royal park in central Edinburgh *

Holyrood Academy Welcome to Holyrood Academy Wiki page. Holyrood Academy, previously known as Holyrood Community School before September 2010, is a secondary school with Academy (English school), academy status in Chard, Somerset, Chard, Somerset, England. From Ap ...

, Chard, Somerset, England *

Holyrood estate The Holyrood estate is a housing estate in Southampton, England. It was constructed as a new city district to replace a slum bombed in World War II, and designed by Lyons Israel Ellis, who later designed Wyndham Court. Owen Hatherley describe ...

, Southampton, England * Holyrood Secondary School, 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, Conception Bay, Newfoundland * Holyrood, Edmonton, Alberta ** Holyrood Elementary School ** Holyrood stop, a tram stop * Holyrood, Huron-Kinloss, Ontario

United States

* Holyrood, Kansas * Holy Rood Cemetery, Washington, D.C. * Cemetery of the Holy Rood, Westbury, New York

Other uses

* "Holyrood", the march of the

RAF Regiment The Royal Air Force Regiment (RAF Regiment) is part of the Royal Air Force and functions as a specialist corps. Founded by royal warrant in 1942, the Corps carries out soldiering tasks relating to the delivery of air power. Examples of such ta ...