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 16 April 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