Holyrood Abbey Church is set to reopen its doors after a 15-month closure for modernisation. The building was redesigned by Malcolm Fraser Architects, who have replaced pews and hymn books with ...

The abbey had royal chambers which were preferred by the country's monarchs to the nearby Edinburgh Castle, a royal residence at the time. The building that we now know as Holyrood Palace was ...

Mr Halyburton was returned to the Abbey. Holyrood stood as a refuge for debtors until the law changed in 1880. Scotland’s last sanctuary was no longer needed.

From the late 17th to the 19th century (when imprisonment for debt was abolished), debtors who stayed in the boundary of Holyrood Abbey were protected from civil law and could not be arrested.

THE Queen has offered royal fans a rare glimpse inside the Palace of Holyrood after her annual Scottish trip was cancelled. The monarch usually spends one week a year at the residence, officially ...

Today, Holyrood Park remains a highlight of the city experience for both residents and visitors but the future of how we use it now comes into sharp view as rising visitor numbers and changes in ...

Fears over the future of Scotland's National Museum of Costume at New Abbey are raised at Holyrood.

Timber posts dating from the 12th Century are believed to mark the location of a terrace that led to the then low-lying island on which Holyrood Abbey was built in 1128.

The industry's foundations were famously laid by the monks of Holyrood Abbey who grew barley on the side of Arthur's Seat and dug the first wells to tap into Edinburgh's water supply.

It was accepted by the Bishop of Dunkeld and taken to Holyrood Abbey, where it remained until 1544 when an English army attacked Edinburgh. It was then taken south to St Stephen's.