The Ruined Nave of Holyrood Abbey Church

Category

Library Item

Item no

15310

Title

The ruined nave of Holyrood Abbey Church

Artist / maker

Inglis, Francis Caird

Date

1925

Size

16.5 x 21 cm

Type

Photograph; Reproduction

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Holyrood Abbey stands next to Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh. The Abbey was founded by David I in 1128, several hundred years before Holyrood Palace. The Abbey was badly damaged during the Reformation. It was finally abandoned in 1768 after the roof collapsed.

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