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Holyrood Palace

official residence of the British monarch in Scotland
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Holyrood Palace

Summary

Holyrood Palace is an official residence[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of official_residence entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,756 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Holyrood Palace is located in City of Edinburgh[3].
  • Holyrood Palace is located in Edinburgh[4].
  • Holyrood Palace is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Holyrood Palace's instance of is recorded as official residence[6].
  • Holyrood Palace's instance of is recorded as palace[7].
  • Holyrood Palace's instance of is recorded as country house[8].
  • Holyrood Palace's instance of is recorded as Residence of the British Royal Family[9].
  • Holyrood Palace is owned by David I of Scotland[10].
  • The location of Holyrood Palace was Holyrood[11].
  • Holyrood Palace's postal code is recorded as EH8 8DX[12].
  • Holyrood Palace is used for official residence[13].
  • Holyrood Palace's Commons category is recorded as Holyrood Palace[14].
  • Holyrood Palace's OS grid reference is recorded as NT2689673919[15].
  • Holyrood Palace's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55.9527, 'lon': -3.17229}[16].
  • Holyrood Palace's located on street is recorded as Royal Mile[17].
  • Holyrood Palace's official website is recorded as http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/visit/palaceofholyroodhouse[18].
  • Holyrood Palace's official website is recorded as https://www.rct.uk/visit/palace-of-holyroodhouse[19].
  • Holyrood Palace's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Holyrood Palace[20].
  • Holyrood Palace's has facility is recorded as accessible toilet[21].
  • Holyrood Palace's Commons gallery is recorded as Holyrood Palace[22].
  • Holyrood Palace's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23].
  • Holyrood Palace's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24].
  • Holyrood Palace's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[25].
  • Holyrood Palace's heritage designation is recorded as category A listed building[26].
  • Holyrood Palace's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Holyrood Palace[27].

Body

Geography

Holyrood Palace is in the country of United Kingdom[5]. Located in include City of Edinburgh[3], a council area[28], in United Kingdom[29] and Edinburgh[4], a civil parish[30], in United Kingdom[31].

Physical Characteristics

Holyrood Palace sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+117'}[32].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include official residence[6], palace[7], country house[8], and Residence of the British Royal Family[9]. Holyrood Palace's heritage designation is recorded as category A listed building[26].

History and Context

Holyrood Palace is owned by David I of Scotland[10].

Why It Matters

Holyrood Palace ranks in the top 2% of official_residence entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,756 views/month).[2] It 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Aligned ISNI and Ringgold identifiers for institutions. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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. 5d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → palace-of-holyroodhouse-edinburgh-scotland
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: palace-of-holyroodhouse-edinburgh-scotland, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289951402|palace of holyroodhouse edinburgh scotland (#28995140"
  2. 10d 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 */ [[Property:P1617]]: 8808d394-8378-4509-a614-f9fa430b8c32, Adding BBC Things ID"
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