Chapel Royal at Holyrood

Category

Library Item

Item no

675

Title

Chapel Royal at Holyrood

Description

The ruins of Holyrood Abbey have an arched entrance way with two arched windows above it and a tower with ornate stone carvings. In the background spires rise up. In the foreground a man is using a spade to dig the ground. Behind him another person is carrying a rock. A wheelbarrow stands empty.

Artist / maker

Skene, James

Date

1818

Size

21 x 14 cm.

Type

Watercolour

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Holyrood Abbey stands next to Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh. The Abbey can be traced back to a monastery founded by David I in 1128. The Abbey was badly damaged during the Reformation. It was finally abandoned in 1768 after the roof collapsed. Holyrood Abbey is sometimes referred to as 'Holyrood Chapel' or 'Chapel Royal, Holyrood'.

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Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

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