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Holyrood Palace

official residence of the British monarch in Scotland
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Summary

Holyrood Palace is an official residence[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of official residence entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,955 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: City of Edinburgh[3], Edinburgh[4]
  • Country: United Kingdom[5]
  • Instance of: palace[6], country house[7], Residence of the British Royal Family[8]
  • Owned by: David I of Scotland[9]
  • Location: Holyrood[10]
  • Postal code: EH8 8DX[11]
  • Has use: official residence[12]
  • Commons category: Holyrood Palace[13]
  • OS grid reference: NT2689673919[14]
  • Located on street: Royal Mile[15]
  • Official website: http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/visit/palaceofholyroodhouse[16], https://www.rct.uk/visit/palace-of-holyroodhouse[17]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Holyrood Palace[18]
  • Has facility: accessible toilet[19]
  • Commons gallery: Holyrood Palace[20]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22], New International Encyclopedia[23]
  • Heritage designation: category A listed building[24]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in Holyrood Palace[25]
  • Commons Institution page: Holyrood Palace[26]
  • Native label: Holyrood Palace[27]
  • Elevation above sea level: 117 feet[28]
  • Connects with: designed landscape at Palace of Holyroodhouse[29]
  • Associated electoral district: Edinburgh East and Musselburgh[30]
  • Historic county: Midlothian[31]
  • Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of Holyrood Palace[32]

Why It Matters

Holyrood Palace has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Related Entities

David I of Scotland Elizabeth II Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Aligned ISNI and Ringgold identifiers for institutions. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . portal.historicenvironment.scot. portal.historicenvironment.scot. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → palace-of-holyroodhouse-edinburgh-scotland
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: palace-of-holyroodhouse-edinburgh-scotland, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289951402|palace of holyroodhouse edinburgh scotland (#28995140"
  2. 8w ago · Chalmd · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Associated electoral district → Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → City of Edinburgh, Edinburgh
    Official website → http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/visit/palaceofholyroodhous, https://www.rct.uk/visit/palace-of-holyroodhouse
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 55.9527, 'lon': -3.17229}
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Bbc things id: 8808d394-8378-4509-a614-f9fa430b8c32, Adding BBC Things ID"
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