What is recorded here

Holyrood Palace stands beside the gatehouse, where royal processions entered through stone arches and palace staff controlled who passed into the sacred yard. The gatehouse is a 19th-century building, not a medieval tower, yet it still frames the approach to one of Scotland’s oldest royal residences. Its stones have watched guards, guests, charleys and cameras come and go, and they remain part of the living edge of Edinburgh’s ceremonial heart.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edinburgh, Holyrood Palace, Palace Yard Gatehouse as Gatehouse (19th 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.

The Palace Yard Gatehouse at Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh was built in the 19th century as part of the palace's expansion and renovation under the British monarchy. It is important as a historic element of the royal residence and symbolizes the continued use and adaptation of Holyrood Palace as a key royal and political site in Scotland.

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