Prior of Beauly
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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 April 16, 1510. The following are a list of abbots and commendators:
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[edit] 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<ref>First Cistercian abbot.</ref>
- Nicholas Brachane, 1525-1528
- James Haswell, 1528<ref>Became abbot of Newbattle</ref>
- David Murray, 1528
- James de Baldoven, 1529-1531
[edit] 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
[edit] Notes
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[edit] 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
[edit] See also
| Prelates of Medieval Scotland (post-1100) | |
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| Archbishops | Glasgow (1492) | St Andrews (1472) |
| Bishops | Aberdeen | Argyll | Brechin | Caithness | Dunblane | Dunkeld | Galloway | Glasgow | Isles (Sodor) | Moray | Orkney | Ross | St Andrews |
| Abbots | Arbroath | Balmerino | Cambuskenneth | Coupar Angus | Crossraguel | Culross | Deer | Dercongal (Holywood) | Dryburgh | Dundrennan | Dunfermline | Fearn | Glenluce | Holyrood | Inchaffray | Inchcolm | Iona | Jedburgh | Kelso (Selkirk) | Kilwinning | Kinloss | Lindores | Melrose | Newbattle | Paisley | Saddell | Scone | Soulseat | Sweatheart | Tongland |
| Priors | Ardchattan | Beauly | Blantyre | Canonbie | Coldingham | Fogo | Fyvie | Inchmahome | Lesmahagow | May (Pittenweem) | Monymusk | Oronsay | Pluscarden | Restenneth | St Andrews | Strathfillan | St Mary's Isle | St Serf's Inch, Loch Leven | Urquhart | Whithorn |
