Scotland
- Holyrood, Edinburgh, an area of Edinburgh
- Holyrood Abbey a ruined Augustinian abbey in Edinburgh
- Holyrood Palace, formally the Palace of Holyroodhouse, adjacent to Holyrood Abbey
- Holyrood Park around Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh
- Holyrood, a metonym for the Scottish Parliament, or the Scottish Parliament Building, so named because they are in Holyrood, Edinburgh
- Holyrood Secondary School, Roman Catholic secondary school in the south side of Glasgow
- Church of the Holy Rude, Stirling
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