The Prior of Ardchattan (later Commendator of Ardchattan) 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 ...

, and then

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, monastic community of

Ardchattan Priory Ardchattan Priory was a Valliscaulian monastic community in Ardchattan, Argyll, Scotland. History The Priory was founded in 1230 by Donnchadh of Argyll, Duncan MacDougall, Lord of Argyll. The most widely believed origin of Clan Chattan is th ...

Argyll Argyll (; archaically Argyle; , ), sometimes called Argyllshire, is a Shires of Scotland, historic county and registration county of western Scotland. The county ceased to be used for local government purposes in 1975 and most of the area ...

. It was founded in 1230 by Duncan MacDougal, Lord of Argyll. In April 1510 it was incorporated as a cell 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 Scot ...

. It was annexed to the bishopric of the Isles in 1615. The following are a list of abbots and commendators:

List of priors

* Peter, 1296 * Martin Filani, 1371-1395 * Maurice, 1395 x 1425 * Patrick, 1425 * Duncan MacDougall, 1489 * Dugall MacDougall, 1491 * Eugenius MacDougall, 1500 * Duncan Macarthur, 1508-1544 * John Campbell, 1538-1544

List of commendators

* Neil Campbell, 1544 * John Campbell (again), 1545–1580 "In 1558 John Campbell became Prior of Ardchattan, he was succeeded by his son Alexander in 1580, but during these troubled years of religious dissension the number of monks dwindled and the Priory become a private dwelling house.""History of the Priory Ruins"
/ref> * Alexander Campbell, 1580–1602

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. 83 * 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. 10–1

List of priors

List of commendators

Notes

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