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Edinburgh, Holyrood Palace

Palace (medieval)
Edinburgh, Holyrood Palace
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Holyrood Palace stands in Edinburgh as a medieval palace, its exact position known to the nearest metre. It is the kind of place where kings may have walked, not a public invitation to wander through lost rooms.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edinburgh, Holyrood Palace as Palace (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Edinburgh Castle was originally built by King David I of Scotland in the 12th century and later became a principal royal residence. It is important as a symbol of Scottish sovereignty and has played a central role in the country's history, including during the Wars of Scottish Independence.

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