Holy incorrect

Your "Welcome to Holy Rude" headline (26 March) got me quite excited, thinking you were highlighting the correct, historic pronunciation of Holy Rood, which, as we all know, of course, means Holy Cross.

According to legend, while hunting in the adjacent woodland, an unhorsed King David I had a potentially fatal confrontation with a stag.

Thinking his end had come, he called for help from the almighty and the beast's antlers were transformed into a shining cross. The King was saved and he commemorated this by promptly founding Holy Rude Abbey on the spot.

Holy Rude in time became Holyrood; you can change the Rude bit but not the Holy.

It would be nice if our broadcasters and the "peelywallie numpties" who inhabit the parliament building gave a lead by reviving the correct pronunciation HOLYrood.

TA DAVIDSON

Friarsbrae

Linlithgow