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it very accessible and popular to visitors, but developments around the park have resulted in increasing levels of through-traffic, commercial vehicle misuse and speeding. Large and heavy vehicles cause accelerated wearing of roads surfaces and damage kerbs and traffic islands. They also pose a risk to park users and wildlife who enjoy the use of the Park."
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This unique Well House dates from the late 15th
Century. It originally stood at Restalrig, close to the Church, and its design is a miniature copy of St. Triduana's Aisle there. In 1860 it was removed from its first site, which was then encroached upon by a railway depot, and was reconstructed in its
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The present cairn consists of boulders cemented together and was erected in 1823 replacing an earlier cairn which had been removed c.1789. This earlier cairn was formed over several years by the tradition of laying stones on the cairn "in token of the people's abhorrence and reprobation of the deed".
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In 2011, Historic
Scotland started a campaign to reduce traffic passing through Holyrood Park. Martin Gray, Historic Scotland's Royal Parks Visitor Services Manager, noted increasing motor traffic in the park: "Holyrood Park is a unique green space in the heart of the city. The Park's location makes
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for the ceremony. The soldiers then marched by the dias, saluting in waves as they were opposite the Queen. This took almost two hours. After readopting their original positions a unified general salute was made, followed by three cheers for the Queen. With the crowd then joining the cheer, the huge
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The volunteers stood in groups on three sides of the grandstand, mainly along the north edge of the road. Beyond the lower slopes of Arthur's Seat created a natural amphitheatre from which the non-ticketed observers could gather. These were numbered as 100 to 300,000 which was considerably more than
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view of this in 1880 is that it was "an idle story", and quoted Lord Hailes' derivation from Anglo-Saxon meaning "waste or dry habitation". The modern Gaelic name of the cliffs is
Creagan Salisbury, a direct translation of the English; however in 1128, the cliffs were described in a charter under an
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All roads in the park are closed to vehicles every
Saturday and Sunday, with varying summer and winter hours and access to Broad Pavement, Duddingston, and Meadowbank car parks maintained. The road network is also closed for many events and holidays during the year: Christmas, Boxing Day, New Years
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Arthur's Seat is the main peak of the group of hills which form most of
Holyrood Park. The hill rises above the city to a height of 251 metres (823 ft), provides excellent views, is quite easy to climb, and is a popular walk. Though it can be climbed from almost any direction, the easiest and
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Coaches require the written permission of the
Scottish Ministers to use Holyrood Park. Coach drivers must obtain a permit which is valid for 12 calendar months. Coach Permits are only valid while coaches are carrying passengers. Empty coaches travelling through the Park are classed as commercial
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The chapel was originally rectangular in shape, around 43 by 18 feet (13.1 by 5.5 m), with 3-foot-thick (0.9 m) walls, and was built with local stone. The tower would have stood just over 39 ft (11.9 m) high, and probably had a spiral stair inside. The chapel is depicted on
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The origin and history of the chapel are obscure, but it was certainly built no later than the early 15th century, as in 1426 it is recorded that the Pope gave money for its repair. The chapel may have been linked to the
Preceptory of St. Anthony, a skin
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on the south side of Queen's Drive from St
Margaret's Loch to Broad Pavement car park, but the path is shared between pedestrians and cyclists between Broad Pavement car park and the roundabout by the Royal Commonwealth Pool entrance to the park.
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simplest ascent is from the east, where a grassy slope rises above
Dunsapie Loch, a small artificial loch located between Dunsapie Hill and Arthur's Seat and which is a popular location within the park, supporting several bird species.
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driving or using any vehicle designed to seat more than seven passengers (in addition to the driver), or constructed or adapted for the purpose of any trade or business or as a dwelling; effectively prohibiting commercial
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To help close the roads, there are gates at the five motor vehicle entrances: Dukes Walk (north east), Holyrood Gait (north west), Horse Wynd (north west), Holyrood Park Road (south west) and Old Church Lane (south east).
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says that the tradition was that the chapel was set up to protect a nearby holy spring (St
Anthony's Well). This apparently dried up completely in 1674 but after some decades it rematerialised at a lower point.
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HES has the authority to close most roads to motor vehicles when required or requested. HES may open or close roads at any time in the interest of safety or maintenance, or to facilitate organised events.
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Salisbury Crags are a series of 46-metre (151 ft) cliffs at the top of a subsidiary spur of Arthur's Seat which rise on the west of Holyrood Park. Below the foot of the cliffs is a large and steep
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and W. B. Johnstone (Keeper of the Scottish National Gallery). Structures included a timber grandstand on the flat ground on the north edge of the park, capable of holding 3000 persons.
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vehicles and liable to a fixed penalty notice. Permits only allow coaches access to The Queen's Drive and High Road and do not allow access to the Low Road between Holyrood Park Road (
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had the first buildings constructed around 1500, although the bulk of the present building dates from the late 17th century, when it was remodelled in the neo-classical style by
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The fashion at the time was for ornamental arches along the route to be taken by the monarch, plus other temporary decorations. These were designed by a committee including
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and Prince Albert. The huge number of soldiers were billeted in schools, warehouses etc over the preceding days. These included the larger part of 250 regiments such as the
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As a Royal Park, Holyrood Park is protected under the framework of The Parks Regulations Acts, 1872 to 1974, The Holyrood Park Regulations 1971 and subsequent amendments.
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The most dramatic event in the park's history took place on 7 August 1860 when an immense assembly was made of the several Scottish volunteer regiments to appear before
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to the south of Queen's Drive. It is around 500 m east of the Palace of Holyroodhouse, and about 100 m north of the ruin of St Anthony's Chapel. Once a boggy
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described it as "a beautiful Gothick building, well suited to the rugged sublimity of the rock ... At its west end there was a tower .. about forty feet high."
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is situated by the Duke's Walk at the eastern (Meadowbank) end of Holyrood Park. It commemorates an event on 17 October 1720 when
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The Creation and Survival of Some Scots Royal Landscapes: Edinburgh Castle, Holyroodhouse, Linlithgow, Falkland & Stirling
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slope falling to the floor of Holyrood Park, with a track running in the space between the two. This track was given the name
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The chapel is now a ruin: only the north wall and a fragment of the west wall remain next to part of an ancillary building.
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and St Anthony's Well are both natural springs within the park. Holyrood Park is located to the south-east of the
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to the east of St. Anthony's Chapel. Scott mentions the cairn several times in the novel,
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Waterborne Pageants and Festivities in the Renaissance: Essays in Honour of J. R. Mulryne
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in 2013. It is owned, apart from the roadways which are retained by the Crown, by
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road existed around the Park. The road network in the park today is a product of
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depending on the reigning monarch's gender) is a royal park in central
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in 1544. The chapel deteriorated over the years and in 1779,
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was brought up nearby, and became the leading climber of the
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on their faces starting from the earliest days of the sport.
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older Gaelic name, Creag nam Marbh (the Crag of the Dead).
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of Holyrood was established in 1128, at the order of King
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not long after he joined it in 1896. By 1900 a number of
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around this time. It may have been linked to the nearby
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weavers from the west of Scotland, at the suggestion of
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kept sheep in some areas of the park, looked after by
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was relocated just north of Salisbury Crags in 1860.
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can be seen on the eastern slopes of Arthur's Seat.
1562:"Guidance Notes: Holding an event in Holyrood Park"
1511:Wright, Gordon; Adams, Ian; Scott, Michael (1987).
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1215:"Official guide: Climbing in Holyrood Park"
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2012:Parks and commons in Edinburgh
1937:Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
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1576:"Holyrood Park: Park Roads"
1083:Brown, Angie (7 May 2022).
735:The medieval well house of
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269:the whole being managed by
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1328:Scotland's Lost Gardens
1141:Àineaman-Àite na h-Alba
780:Breadalbane Highlanders
721:The Heart of Midlothian
577:Palace of Holyroodhouse
248:University of Edinburgh
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864:The Queen's Drive
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