Holyrood Abbey, one of the Historical Monastic Houses of Scotland

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Holyrood Abbey
Holyrood Abbey was founded in 1128 by King David I of Scotland (born c. 1082-died May 1153, Carlisle, Cumberland, Eng.), who was one of the most powerful Scottish Kings (reigned from 1124). King David I reorganized Scottish Christianity to conform with continental European and English usages and founded many religious communities, mostly for Cistercian monks and Augustinian canons.
King David I Holyrood Abbey was founded for the Augustinian Canons and lies adjacent to Holyrood Palce.
Holyrood Abbey Gates According to the medieval legend, a vision of a stag with a cross glowing between its antlers came to David while he was hunting in the area. Interpreting this visionary experience as an act of God, the King declared that an Abbey should be established on the spot. Holy Rood, the name of the Abbey and subsequently the Palace means "Holy Cross". "Rood" is indeed an old word for cross upon which Jesus Christ was crucified: thus the name Holyrood translates into "Holy Cross" .
Away from the crowded buildings, at the lower end of the Royal Mile is the Augustinian Abbey, Holyrood and it was built on the first avoialable expanse of solid ground at the foot of the volcanic crag and tail, initially established in 1128 and rebuilt about 1220.
Allegedly, Robert de Bruce held Parliament here. Multiple invading armies damaged the Abbey which was eventually plundered during the Scottish Reformation in 1559. The ruins of the nave are imposing instances of the characterist work of the period. The Palace of HolyroodHouse shoulders the Abbey aside.
Hollyrood Abbey is the British sovereign's official residence in Scotland. The cloister precint has been subsequently converted into a modern Renaissance Palace-named HolyroodHouse, and was turned into the Royal Family's residence in Scotland. Facing the Palace along the Holyrood Road is the site of the new Scottish Parliament complex, which opened officially in October 2004. South and East of the palace is the Holyrood Park, which embraces the Salisbury Crags and Arthur's Seat as well as three lochs.
View from Arhtur's Seat The Abbey's choir and transepts were vanished soon after the Protestant Reformation. The Protestant Reformation started with the publication of the Ninety-five Theses by Martin Luther in 1517 and lasted until the end of the Thirty Year's War in 1648. Though, the nave survived as a parish church. The Royal Vault is the last resting place of both royalty and Augustinian Canons. The east processional doorway is the only surviving part of David the I's original "monastery of the Holy Rood". The rebuilt abbey church is one of the most impressive Gothic façades anywhere in Scotland. It fell into ruins following the Catholic James VII and James II evicted the worshippers in 1687.
References 1. https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/holyrood-abbey/ 2. https://www.britannica.com/biography/David-I

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