Oronsay Priory
![]() Oronsay Priory cloisters | |
![]() ![]() Location off the coast of Scotland | |
Monastery information | |
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Order | Canons Regular |
Established | 1353 |
Disestablished | 1560 |
Controlled churches | Christian |
Site | |
Location | Oronsay, Inner Hebrides, Argyll |
Coordinates | 56°01′00″N 6°16′00″W / 56.016673°N 6.266667°W / 56.016673; -6.266667Coordinates: 56°01′00″N 6°16′00″W / 56.016673°N 6.266667°W / 56.016673; -6.266667 |
Oronsay Priory was a monastery of canons regular on the island of Oronsay, Inner Hebrides, Argyll, off the coast of Scotland.[1] It was in existence by 1353, perhaps founded by John of Islay, Lord of the Isles.[citation needed] It was dedicated to St. Columba, and perhaps was a continuation or a re-activation of an older foundation. Very little is known about it because of the absence of records and its remoteness from the Scottish Lowlands, but on occasions some of the Priors of Oronsay come into the records.
Contents
1 The Priory
2 High Cross
3 See also
4 Bibliography
5 References
6 External links
The Priory
The priory continued in operation until at least 1560, the year of the Scottish Reformation, with the last known prior, Robert Lamont, having been elected in 1555. The lands and property of the priory were given in commendam to Maol Choluim MacDubhthaich in 1561. They were later given to the Bishop of the Isles by King James VI of Scotland after his ascendancy to the throne in 1583. The ruins have been restored and are visible today, together with the High Cross, as a scheduled ancient monument.[2]
Additional burial enclosures were added as late as the 19th century.
High Cross
The High Cross stands about four metres east of the ruins of the monastery church and rises from a four-tiered foundation. From the inscription it can be seen that the cross recalls the death of the prior Colin, who presided over the Oronsay monastery and probably dates from the year 1510, Colin's dying year. On the westward side of the cross are scenes of the crucifixion of Jesus and on the east side are foliage motifs.

The High Cross

Tombstones in Oronsay Priory--one can see the figure of a canon, wearing the rochet proper to a canon regular, on the second image from the left
See also
- John of Islay, Lord of the Isles
- Prior of Oronsay
- List of monastic houses in Scotland
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. 76
- 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. 165–7
References
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^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Oronsay Priory and Cross (SM287)". Retrieved 25 February 2019.
External links
Media related to Oronsay Priory at Wikimedia Commons
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