Holyrood Abbey abbey's position close to Edinburgh Castle meant that it was often visited by Scotland's kings, who were lodged in the guest house situated to the west of the abbey cloister. In the mid-15th century, with the emergence of Edinburgh as the main seat of the royal court and the chief city in the kingdom, the Kings of Scots increasingly used the accommodation at Holyrood for secular purposes. James II and his twin brother Alexander, Duke of Rothesay, were born there in October 1430. James was also crowned at Holyrood in 1437 and building works were carried out before his marriage
Scots Monastery, Regensburg Fr James Dalrymple and seen as of great importance as a Scots language text. Scots Monastery, Regensburg The Scots Monastery (in German "Schottenkirche", "Schottenkloster" or "Schottenstift") is the former Benedictine Abbey of St James ("Jakobskirche") in Regensburg, Germany. It was founded in the 11th century by Irish missionaries and for most of its history was in the hands of first Irish, then Scottish monks. In Middle Latin, "Scotti" meant Gaels, not differentiating Ireland from Scotland, so that the term "Schottenstift" already dates from the Irish period. The full official name of the actual church, the most prominent building within the