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Opening times

To visit the Abbey you must pay the entrance fee to the Palace of Holyroodhouse (this includes Historic Scotland Members and Explorer Pass holders).

To find out more, call 0131 556 5100 or visit the Royal Collection Trust website.

Facilities

 

Access

Access to Holyrood Abbey is through the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Her Majesty The Queen’s official residence in Scotland.

To find out more, call 0131 556 5100 or visit the Royal Collection Trust website.

 

A general view of Salisbury Crag, looking out to Edinburgh’s Old Town, in Holyrood Park.

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Holyrood Park
A photograph of a family looking at drawings and paintings of architecture laid out on a table

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HES Archives and Library
A general view of Trinity House.

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Trinity House
The unique hexagonal vaulted chamber in St Triduana

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St Triduana's Chapel, Restalrig Collegiate Church
A general view of Edinburgh Castle and Castle Rock, as seen from the north.

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Edinburgh Castle
A general view of Craigmillar Castle, featuring one of Scotland’s oldest tower houses.

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Craigmillar Castle
The ancient ramparts of a hill fort in the beautiful Pentland hills

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Castlelaw Hill Fort
A complete, round dovecot with three white-stones layers

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Corstorphine Dovecot
The unique hexagonal vaulted chamber in St Triduana

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St Triduana's Chapel, Restalrig Collegiate Church
A general view of Inchcolm Abbey and the shore

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Inchcolm Abbey
The roofless but otherwise well preserved ruin of St Bridget

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St Bridget's Kirk
A general view of Seton Collegiate Church.

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Seton Collegiate Church
A roofless church ruin surrounded by trees

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Cross Kirk, Peebles

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Dunfermline Abbey and Palace
The lying marble statues of two clergy men

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Lauderdale Aisle, St Mary's Church
The ruined nave of St Martin

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St Martin's Kirk, Haddington

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