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Holyroodhouse is the official residence of the United Kingdom monarch in Scotland, sitting at the bottom of the Royal Mile beside the ruined abbey where kings were married, crowned and buried. Mary, Queen of Scots occupied its sixteenth-century apartments, while King Charles III still spends one early-summer week there for state occasions. The palace has turned royal ceremony into public life, keeping its chambers open except when the family arrives.

Palace of Holyroodhouse is shown as a castle on the public map of City of Edinburgh. The saved point is the map point or the centre of its mapped shape.

Originally built as a royal residence in the 12th century, the Palace of Holyroodhouse was significantly expanded by David I and later became a key Scottish royal palace. It is important as the official residence of the British monarch in Scotland and is closely associated with Mary, Queen of Scots.

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