Example sentences for: holyrood

How can you use “holyrood” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • At the western end of Cowgate (where it meets Holyrood Road), you will see one of the few remaining sections of Edinburgh’s old city wall (Flodden Wall), built following the “Lang Siege” of the 1570s.

  • The name Holyrood means “holy cross” (the Scottish word for “cross” is rood), and it is suggested that it is derived from the fact that David gave the abbey a cross that had been owned by his mother, Queen Margaret (later St. Margaret).

  • As the gates of Holyrood Palace come into view, Whitehorse Close can be seen on the left.

  • Holyrood

  • Abbey of Holyrood and the Park


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