Abbeys & priories · Scottish Highlands
St. Mary's Priory
St. Mary's Priory in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
About
St. Mary's Priory is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
North Berwick Priory, North Berwick nunnery or the Priory of St Mary, North Berwick, was a monastery of nuns in medieval East Lothian, Scotland. Founded by Donnchad I, Earl of Fife (owner of much of northern East Lothian) around 1150, the priory lasted for more than four centuries, declining and disappearing after the Scottish Reformation. It had been endowed by the Earls of Carrick as well as the Earls of Fife, but over time lost its dependence on these and came to be controlled by the more locally based Home (or Hume) family, who eventually acquired the priory's lands as a free barony.
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Background
History
Although later medieval sources, such as the Scotichronicon of Walter Bower, allege that the founder of the house was Máel Coluim I, Earl of Fife (died ca. 1228), it is clear from Charter evidence that it was founded by his grandfather, Earl Donnchad I (died 1154). A Charter of Donnchad I's son and successor Earl Donnchad II mentions that Donnchad I had granted land to the priory. Máel Coluim I however confirmed all of North Berwick's possessions in a Charter of 1199. The date of the house's foundation is unclear. A date between 1147 and 1153 is probable, perhaps 1150. The Fife family's kinsman, Donnchad, Earl of Carrick, also patronised the house. He gave that house the Rectorship of the…
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- Coordinates
- 56.0486, -2.7160
- Address
- North Berwick, East Lothian
- Established
- 1101
Sources
- wikidata: Q7590393 (CC0)
- wikipedia: North Berwick Priory (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St. Mary's Priory?
- St. Mary's Priory is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 56.0486°, -2.7160°.
- When was St. Mary's Priory built?
- St. Mary's Priory dates to 1101.