Urquhart Priory was a Benedictine monastic community in Moray; the priory was dedicated to the Holy Trinity."Urquhart Priory", Canmore It was founded by King David I of Scotland in 1136"Urquhart Priory Site, Moray", Powis as a cell of Dunfermline Abbey in the aftermath of the defeat of King Óengus of Moray. It remained a dependency of Dunfermline."Urquhart Priory", PoMS, no. 549
In 1453, John Bonally, the Prior of Urquhart formally requested from the Pope that his monastery and Pluscarden be merged. At that time, Urquhart had only two monks and Pluscarden had six.Macphail, S R: History of the Religious House of Pluscardyn.1881 Edinburgh, p 223 A papal bull was issued by Nicholas V on 12 March 1453 joining the priories and from then on Pluscarden became a daughter house of the Benedictine Dunfermline Abbey. Pluscarden was chosen over Urquhart for the priory location as the buildings were larger and thought easier to restore"Urquhart Priory", Aberdeenshire Council and Bonally was appointed as its first Benedictine prior."The Abbey", Pluscarden Abbey
The site was abandoned; there are no surface remains of the priory, although stones are occasionally ploughed up.
See also Prior of Urquhart, for a list of priors and commendators
References
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. 61 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. 213–16