Holyrood Abbey is a ruined abbey of the Canons Regular in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Abbey is now in ruins, and the ruins are connected to the palace.
SOME HISTORY - The abbey was founded in 1128 by King David I. 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. The abbey church was used as a parish church
until the 17th century, and has been ruined since the 18th century. The
remaining walls of the abbey lie adjacent to the palace, at the eastern
end of Edinburgh's Royal Mile.
SHORT VIDEO LOOK AROUND - We took a short video to give you an idea of the size of the ruins of the Abbey.
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| A look at the destroyed Abbey |
DESTRUCTION OF THE ABBEY - in 1688, following the Glorious Revolution, the Edinburgh mob broke into the abbey, destroyed the Chapel Royal and desecrated the royal tombs. During a storm in 1768 the roof collapsed, leaving the abbey as it currently stands, a roofless ruin.
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| Tom and Rob outside the front of the Abbey |
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| All about the Abbey |
WHO WAS CROWNED THERE? - Holyrood Abbey was the site of the coronations of James II in 1437, Margaret Tudor in 1504, Mary of Guise in 1540, Anne of Denmark in 1590, and Charles I in 1633.
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| Tom and Rob outside the front door of the Abbey |
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