Holyroodhouse, Palace of, is a historic house in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is used by members of the royal family on visits to Scotland. It is the official residence for two weeks in the year of the Lord High Commissioner of the Church of Scotland.
David I chartered an Augustinian abbey at Holyrood in 1128 and granted it the right to rule a burgh (a chartered town in Scotland). The abbey became rich and powerful. Construction of a palace at Holyrood began in 1501. Sir William Bruce built the present palace in the 1670’s.
