Prior of Beauly explained

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^[1]
• Nicholas Brachane, 1525–1528
• James Haswell, 1528^[2]
• 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

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

• Beauly Priory

Notes and References

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