Maxwell Official Guide to Holyroodhouse - The Grian Press

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PALACE AND ABBEY CHURCH
of monarchy to wit, that the Crown is the sole fountain
of honour.
Passing into the grand entrance, under a sculpture of
the royal arms of Scotland, the visitor has on his left hand
FIG. 2.-PLAN OF GROUND FLOOR, HOLYROOD PALACE.
what is usually called James V.'s tower, but should be
properly called James IV. 's, as there is good
evidence to
prove that it was begun by that monarch before 1501.
It is the only part of the present building
older than
1672. On his right is the tower erected in that year to
correspond with the other, the whole front measuring