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'''Holyrood Park''' (also called the '''Queen's Park''' or '''King's Park''' depending on the reigning monarch's gender) is a royal park in central [[Edinburgh]], Scotland about {{convert|1|mi|km|1|abbr=off}} to the east of [[Edinburgh Castle]]. It has an array of hills, [[loch]]s, [[glens]], [[ridges]], [[basalt]] cliffs, and patches of [[gorse]], providing a remarkably wild piece of highland landscape within its {{convert|650|acre|ha|adj=on}} area. The park is associated with the royal palace of [[Holyrood Palace|Holyroodhouse]] and was formerly a 12th-century royal hunting estate. The park was created in 1541 when [[James V]] had the ground "circulit about Arthurs Sett, Salisborie and Duddingston craggis" enclosed by a stone wall.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/52219/details/edinburgh+holyrood+park+general+and+perimeter+wall/ | title = Edinburgh, Holyrood Park, General and Perimeter Wall | accessdate = 2010-09-15}}</ref> Holyrood Park is now publicly accessible. [[Arthur's Seat]], the highest point in Edinburgh, is at the centre of the park, with the cliffs of Salisbury Crags to the west. There are three lochs; St Margaret's Loch, Dunsapie Loch, and [[Duddingston Loch]]. The ruined St Anthony's Chapel stands above St Margaret's Loch. Queen's Drive is the main route through the Park, and is partly closed on Sundays to motor vehicles.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cyclingedinburgh.info/2007/12/20/try-your-christmas-bike-in-the-park |title=Try Your Christmas Bike in the Park |publisher=CyclingEdinburgh.info |accessdate=2007-12-21}}</ref> St Margaret's Well and St Anthony's Well are both natural springs within the park. Holyrood Park is located to the south-east of the [[Old Town, Edinburgh|Old Town]], at the edge of the city centre. [[Abbeyhill]] is to the north, and [[Duddingston]] village to the east. The [[University of Edinburgh]]'s [[Pollock Halls of Residence]] are to the south-west, and [[Dumbiedykes]] is to the west. |
'''Holyrood Park''' (also called the '''Queen's Park''' or '''King's Park''' depending on the reigning monarch's gender) is a royal park in central [[Edinburgh]], Scotland about {{convert|1|mi|km|1|abbr=off}} to the east of [[Edinburgh Castle]]. It has an array of hills, [[loch]]s, [[glens]], [[ridges]], [[basalt]] cliffs, and patches of [[gorse]], providing a remarkably wild piece of highland landscape within its {{convert|650|acre|ha|adj=on}} area. The park is associated with the royal palace of [[Holyrood Palace|Holyroodhouse]] and was formerly a 12th-century royal hunting estate. The park was created in 1541 when [[James V]] had the ground "circulit about Arthurs Sett, Salisborie and Duddingston craggis" enclosed by a stone wall.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/52219/details/edinburgh+holyrood+park+general+and+perimeter+wall/ | title = Edinburgh, Holyrood Park, General and Perimeter Wall | accessdate = 2010-09-15}}</ref> Holyrood Park is now publicly accessible. [[Arthur's Seat]], the highest point in Edinburgh, is at the centre of the park, with the cliffs of Salisbury Crags to the west. There are three lochs; St Margaret's Loch, Dunsapie Loch, and [[Duddingston Loch]]. The ruined St Anthony's Chapel stands above St Margaret's Loch. Queen's Drive is the main route through the Park, and is partly closed on Sundays to motor vehicles.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cyclingedinburgh.info/2007/12/20/try-your-christmas-bike-in-the-park |title=Try Your Christmas Bike in the Park |publisher=CyclingEdinburgh.info |accessdate=2007-12-21 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120708171825/http://cyclingedinburgh.info/2007/12/20/try-your-christmas-bike-in-the-park |archivedate=8 July 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> St Margaret's Well and St Anthony's Well are both natural springs within the park. Holyrood Park is located to the south-east of the [[Old Town, Edinburgh|Old Town]], at the edge of the city centre. [[Abbeyhill]] is to the north, and [[Duddingston]] village to the east. The [[University of Edinburgh]]'s [[Pollock Halls of Residence]] are to the south-west, and [[Dumbiedykes]] is to the west. |
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==Natural features== |
==Natural features== |
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Holyrood Park | |
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Type | Urban park |
Location | Edinburgh |
Coordinates | 55°56′54″N 3°09′32″W / 55.948371°N 3.158855°W |
Area | 650 acres (260 ha) |
Created | 1541 |
Status | Open all year |
Holyrood Park (also called the Queen's Park or King's Park depending on the reigning monarch's gender) is a royal park in central
Natural features
Arthur's Seat
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 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. The loch is fed with water from Alnwickhill in the south of the city, and is a popular location within the park, supporting several bird species.
Salisbury Crags
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 talus slope falling to the floor of Holyrood Park with a track known as the Radical Road running in the space between the two. This track was given its name after it was paved in the aftermath of the Radical War of 1820, using the labour of unemployed weavers from the west of Scotland at the suggestion of Walter Scott.[3]
On the basis of it simply being the same name, Hugo Arnot derived the name from the first Earl of Salisbury who accompanied Edward III of England on one of his invasions of Scotland.[4] Grant's view of this is that it was "an idle story" and quoted Lord Hailes' derivation from Anglo-Saxon meaning "waste or dry habitation".[5]
The cliffs are formed from steep
Samson's Ribs
Samson's Ribs are a formation of
St Margaret's Loch
St Margaret's Loch is a shallow man-made
Other geographical features
Other geographical features include the Haggis Knowe, Whinny Hill and Hunter's Bog, which drains into St Margaret's Loch.
Cultural heritage
There are traces of prehistoric
Holyrood Abbey
The ruined
Holyrood Palace
The Royal Palace of Holyroodhouse began as a lodging within the Abbey, but eventually grew into a substantial palace.
St Anthony's Chapel
The origin and the 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 hospice, which was based in Leith around this time. It may have been linked to the nearby Holyrood Abbey.
It 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
History
Though the chapel is now in ruinous condition, we do have some idea of what the chapel may once have looked like from historical and archaeological research. 18th century records describe it as being:
"a beautiful Gothick building, well suited to the rugged sublimity of the rock ... and its west end there was a tower .. about forty feet [12 m] high." - Hugot Arnot, The History of Edinburgh 1779
Muschat's Cairn
This cairn is situated by the Duke's Walk at the eastern (Meadowbank) end of Holyrood Park. It commemorates an event on 17 October 1720 when Nichol Muschat, a surgeon, dragged his wife to a nearby spot and brutally murdered her. He was eventually tried and hanged for this crime. At his trial he said that he had simply tired of her.
The present cairn consists of boulders cemented together
See also
References
- ^ "Edinburgh, Holyrood Park, General and Perimeter Wall". Retrieved 15 September 2010.
- ^ "Try Your Christmas Bike in the Park". CyclingEdinburgh.info. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2007.
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- ^ Arnot, Hugo. The History of Edinburgh,... Retrieved 13 October 2010.
- ^ Grant, James. Old and New Edinburgh. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
- ^ "SMC Pioneers: Harold Andrew Raeburn (1865 – 1926)". Scottish Mountaineering Club. 2007. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ Some climbs on the Salisbury Crags by W. Inglis Clark, Scottish Mountaineering Journal, Volume 3, Number 3, September 1900 (available online).
- ^ "Official guide: Climbing in Holyrood Park" (PDF). Historic Scotland. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ UKClimbing.com 'logbook' (available online).
- ^ The Cat Nick in Winter, W. Inglis Clark, Scottish Mountaineering Journal, Volume 4, Number 5, May 1897 (available online).
- ^ Bob Henderson's recollections on www.edinphoto.org.uk (available online).
- ^ "Edinburgh, Holyrood Park, Queen's Drive, St Anthony's Chapel and Hermitage". Royal Commission on Ancient and Historic Monuments Scotland. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
- ^ "Edinburgh, Holyrood Park, Muschet's Cairn". Retrieved 28 October 2011.
- ^ Scott, Walter. The Waverly anecdotes: illustrative of the incidents, characters ..., Volume 2. Retrieved 28 October 2011.