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Edinburgh, Holyrood Palace, Holyrood Abbey, Chapter House

Chapter House (medieval)
Edinburgh, Holyrood Palace, Holyrood Abbey, Chapter House
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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edinburgh, Holyrood Palace, Holyrood Abbey, Chapter House as Chapter House (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.
The Chapter House at Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh was built in the late 12th or early 13th century by the canons of the Augustinian abbey founded by King David I of Scotland in 1128. It is important as a key surviving element of the historic abbey, which was a major religious and royal site in Scottish history.

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