Editing Holyrood Abbey (section)

==Burials==
The abbey was the site of many royal funerals and interments, mostly in the east bay of the south aisle, known as the "Royal Vault". Royals originally interred here include:<ref>Martin Haile, Queen Mary of Modena: Her Life and Letters (page 103)</ref><ref>Allan Fea: James II and his Wives (pages 89–90)</ref><ref>Alison Weir: Britain’s Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (page 260)</ref><ref>Maureen Waller: Ungrateful Daughters: The Stuart Princesses that stole their Father’s Crown (page 36)</ref>

*[[David II of Scotland|King David II]] in 1371
*[[James II of Scotland|King James II]] in 1460
*[[Arthur, Duke of Rothesay]] (second son of James IV) in 1510
*[[Madeleine of Valois]] in 1537, teenage bride of James V
*[[James, Duke of Rothesay (born 1540)|James, Duke of Rothesay]] (eldest son of James V) in 1541
*Arthur, Duke of Albany (second son of James V) in 1541
*[[James V of Scotland|King James V]] in 1542
*[[Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley]] in 1567
*[[Princess Margaret of Scotland (1598–1600)|Margaret]] (second daughter of James VI) in 1600
*[[Mary of Guelders]] in 1463 (Mary was originally buried in [[Trinity College Kirk]])
*Stillborn or short-lived child (1681) of James II of England and Mary of Modena around February or March 1681

Non-royal interments/monuments of note include:

* [[Fergus of Galloway]]
* Alexander Mylne d. 1643, master mason. Monument restored by his descendant [[Robert Mylne (architect)|Robert Mylne]] in 1776.
* [[Douglas of Mains#Robert Douglas, 1st Viscount Belhaven|Robert Douglas, Viscount Belhaven]] d. 1639. Recumbent marble statue by [[John Schoerman]] very similar to another work by Schoerman in [[Westminster Abbey]].
* Medieval slab c. 1300 to Sibilla de Stratun (presumably what is now [[Straiton]]).
* Medieval coffin to Robert Ross d. 1409, incised with a [[chalice]].
* Bishop [[George Wishart (bishop)|George Wishart]] d. 1671. Vandalised cherubs survive on the pediment, seemingly by [[Robert Mylne (mason)|Robert Mylne]].
* [[George Gordon, 15th Earl of Sutherland|George, Earl of Sutherland]], d. 1703, and his grandson, [[William Sutherland, 17th Earl of Sutherland|William]] – Monument by [[James Smith (architect, died 1731)|James Smith]], including coroneted family names on the columns
* Jane, Countess of Eglinton, d. 1596. A tomb-chest form similar to others in [[Greyfriars Kirkyard]].
*[[John Hamilton, Lord Magdalens]] (d. 1632)<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://digital.nls.uk/histories-of-scottish-families/archive/95284539?mode=transcription |title = (153) Page 129 – Heraldry of the Hamiltons – Histories of Scottish families – National Library of Scotland}}</ref>
* Thomas Lowes of Ridley Hall d.1812
* [[James Meldrum, Lord Segie]] (d.1588)
* [[Adam Bothwell]] d. 1593, Bishop of Orkney, and his son [[John Bothwell, Lord Holyroodhouse]]
* Margaret Bakster (the old spelling of Baxter) d. 1592
* Adjacent to the above an illegible monument to John (?) d. 1543 with cross, compasses and tools.
* Euphemia Stewart d. 1817, an obelisk bracketed out of the wall.
* [[George Douglas (bishop)|George Douglas]], Bishop of Moray d. 1589
* [[David Stuart Moncreiff]] of [[Moredun]] (1710–1790)
* [[Dunbar Douglas, 4th Earl of Selkirk]] d. 1799
* The Hon [[John Webb Seymour]] (1777–1819)
* [[Sir John Sinclair, 1st Baronet]] (1754–1835)
* [[Francis Mackenzie, 1st Baron Seaforth|Mary Proby, Lady Seaforth]] (1754–1829) 
* [[Richard Pepper Arden, 1st Baron Alvanley|Anne, Lady Alvanley]] (1757–1825)
* [[Sinclair baronets|Sir John Sinclair 7th baronet of Dunbeath]] (1794–1873)