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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 priors and commendators:

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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
  • References

    Prior of Beauly Wikipedia


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