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Prior of Beauly

The Prior of Beauly (later Commendator of Beauly) was the head of the Valliscaulian monastic community and lands of Beauly Priory, Beauly, Inverness-shire. It was probably founded in 1230. It became Cistercian on 16 April 1510. The following are a list of priors and commendators:

List of priors

  • Geoffrey, 1312
  • Robert, 1341–1357
  • Simon, 1362
  • Maurice, 1336x1372
  • Thomas, x 1407
  • Matthew alias Walter, 1407–1411
  • Cristin MacDonald (Donaldson), 1411
  • Gilbert MacPherson, 1430
  • Alexander Fraser, 1430–1471
  • John Finlay, 1472–1480
  • Hugh Fraser, x 1498
  • Thomas Ramsay, 1498
  • Dugald (Callus) McRory, 1498–1514
  • Nicholas Brachane, 1525–1528
  • James Haswell, 1528
  • David Murray, 1528
  • James de Baldoven, 1529–1531

List of commendators

  • Robert Reid, 1531–1553
  • Walter Reid, ?1553–1572
  • John Fraser, 1573–1579
  • Thomas Fraser, 1579
  • Adam Cuming, 1581–1607
  • Alexander Douglas, 1606
  • James Hay de Kingask, 1607–1612
  • George Strang, 1612

Notes

Bibliography

  • Cowan, Ian B. & Easson, David E., Medieval Religious Houses: Scotland With an Appendix on the Houses in the Isle of Man, Second Edition, (London, 1976), p. 84
  • Watt, D.E.R. & Shead, N.F. (eds.), The Heads of Religious Houses in Scotland from the 12th to the 16th Centuries, The Scottish Records Society, New Series, Volume 24, (Edinburgh, 2001), pp. 15–18

References

  1. First Cistercian prior.
  2. Became [[abbot of Newbattle]]
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