Publication Account
Date 1981
Event ID 1018073
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Publication Account
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1018073
In preparation for his marriage to Margaret Tudor in 1503, James IV ordered the construction of a palace in the outer court of the Abbey... James IV's plan was never completed although work on the palace continued in the reigns of James V and Mary. The major piece of extant sixteenth century work, the north-west tower, dates from the reign of James V. After his restoration in 1660, Charles II resolved to rebuild the palace and ordered Sir William Bruce to draw up plans for its reconstruction. The plans were ultimately approved by the king who appointed Robert Mylne, his master mason, to execute the work. Mylne erected the north quarter of the palace first, then the east, the south with its tower and finalJy the front (Richardson, 1950, 6).
Information from ‘Historic Edinburgh, Canongate and Leith: The Archaeological Implications of Development’ (1981).