Prior of Beauly

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 April 16, 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 [First Cistercian prior.]
* Nicholas Brachane, 1525-1528
* James Haswell, 1528 [Became abbot of Newbattle]
* 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

ee also

* Beauly Priory


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