The Prior of Beauly (later Commendator of Beauly) was the head of the
Valliscaulian
The Valliscaulian Order was a religious order of the Catholic Church. It was named after ''Vallis Caulium'' or ''Val-des-Choux'', its first monastery, located in Burgundy. The order was founded at the end of the twelfth century and lasted until i ...
monastic community and lands of
Beauly Priory
Beauly Priory was a Valliscaulian monastic community located at "Insula de Achenbady", now Beauly, Inverness-shire. It was probably founded in 1230. It is not known for certain who the founder was, different sources giving Alexander II of Scotla ...
,
Beauly
Beauly ( ; ; gd, A' Mhanachainn) is a village in the Highland area, on the River Beauly, west of Inverness by the Far North railway line. The town is historically within Kilmorack Parish of the Scottish County of Inverness.
The land around B ...
,
Inverness-shire
Inverness-shire ( gd, Siorrachd Inbhir Nis) is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland. Covering much of the Highlands and Outer Hebrides, it is Scotland's largest county, though one of the smallest in popula ...
. It was probably founded in 1230. It became
Cistercian
The Cistercians, () officially the Order of Cistercians ( la, (Sacer) Ordo Cisterciensis, abbreviated as OCist or SOCist), are a Catholic religious order of monks and nuns that branched off from the Benedictines and follow the Rule of Saint ...
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
* Nicholas Brachane, 1525-1528
* James Haswell, 1528
[Became ]abbot of Newbattle
The Abbot of Newbattle (later Commendator of Newbattle) was the head of the Cistercian monastic community of Newbattle Abbey, Midlothian. It was founded by David I of Scotland in 1140.
List of abbots
* Radulf, 1140-1147x1150
* Amfrid, 1159-1179
...
* 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
See also
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Beauly Priory
Beauly Priory was a Valliscaulian monastic community located at "Insula de Achenbady", now Beauly, Inverness-shire. It was probably founded in 1230. It is not known for certain who the founder was, different sources giving Alexander II of Scotla ...
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Beauly
Beauly ( ; ; gd, A' Mhanachainn) is a village in the Highland area, on the River Beauly, west of Inverness by the Far North railway line. The town is historically within Kilmorack Parish of the Scottish County of Inverness.
The land around B ...
Beauly
Beauly ( ; ; gd, A' Mhanachainn) is a village in the Highland area, on the River Beauly, west of Inverness by the Far North railway line. The town is historically within Kilmorack Parish of the Scottish County of Inverness.
The land around B ...
Beauly
Beauly ( ; ; gd, A' Mhanachainn) is a village in the Highland area, on the River Beauly, west of Inverness by the Far North railway line. The town is historically within Kilmorack Parish of the Scottish County of Inverness.
The land around B ...