Edinburgh, Holyrood Palace, James Iv's Tower — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

James Iv's Tower rises beside Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh, a sixteen-century stone sentinel guarding the palace entrance. Legend claims a coffin once hid inside its walls, waiting for a king who never returned. The story may be invention, but the tower still stands, heavy with shadow and royal memory.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edinburgh, Holyrood Palace, James Iv's Tower as Coffin (period Unknown)(possible), Tower (16th Century). 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.

James IV of Scotland built the tower at Holyrood Palace in the early 16th century. It is important as part of the historic royal palace complex and reflects the Renaissance influence on Scottish architecture.

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