The Prior of Ardchattan (later Commendator of Ardchattan) was the head of the Valliscaulian, and then Cistercian, monastic community of Ardchattan Priory, Argyll. It was founded in 1230 by Duncan MacDougal, Lord of Argyll. In April 1510 it was incorporated as a cell of Beauly Priory. 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), 1545–1580Was Bishop of the Isles, 1557 x 1559-1560 x 1564. "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" 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
See also Ardchattan Priory Clan Chattan