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14-699: Inchmahome Priory is situated on Inchmahome , the largest of three islands in the centre of the Lake of Menteith , close to Aberfoyle , Scotland . The name "Inchmahome" comes from the Gaelic Innis MoCholmaig , meaning island of St Colmaig. The priory was founded in 1238 by the Earl of Menteith , Walter Comyn , for a small group of members of the Augustinian order (the Black Canons). The Comyn family were one of

28-554: A few weeks following the disastrous defeat of the Scots army at the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh during the Rough Wooing . The famous English travel writer, H.V. Morton , visited in the 1930s and wrote: Far in the middle of the lake was a low greyness that rose and fell in queer shadows, as though the once holy isle of Inchmahome was built up out of lake water like a mirage. This little island

42-430: A stone commemorating his nephew and heir, Admiral A.E.M.B. Cunninghame Graham. Although most of the buildings are now ruins, much of the original 13th-century structure remains, and it is now in the care of Historic Environment Scotland , who maintain and preserve it as a scheduled ancient monument . The priory can be visited by a boat that is operated between March and September by Historic Scotland, which departs from

56-475: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Priory In pre-Reformation England , if an abbey church was raised to cathedral status, the abbey became a cathedral priory. The bishop , in effect, took the place of the abbot, and the monastery itself was headed by a prior. Priories first came to existence as subsidiaries to the Abbey of Cluny . Many new houses were formed that were all subservient to

70-451: Is one of Scotland's shrines; it was here that we can think of Mary Queen of Scots living, for once, happy hour in that first garden of her simpleness. On Inchmahome, she was hidden when the English were hammering at the gates of Stirling... Legend has labelled every yard of Inchmahome. There are the 'Queen's Bower', the 'Queen's Tree', and the 'Queen's Chamber'. Although Mary, Queen of Scots,

84-715: The abbey of Cluny and called Priories. As such, the priory came to represent the Benedictine ideals espoused by the Cluniac reforms as smaller, lesser houses of Benedictines of Cluny. There were likewise many conventual priories in Germany and Italy during the Middle Ages , and in England all monasteries attached to cathedral churches were known as cathedral priories. The Benedictines and their offshoots ( Cistercians and Trappists among them),

98-450: The attendant priors of Inchmahome . The priory was founded in 1238 by the Earl of Menteith , Walter Comyn , for a small community of the Augustinian order (the Black Canons). The Comyn family were one of the most powerful in Scotland at the time, and had an imposing country house on Inch Talla , one of the other islands on the lake. There is some evidence that there was a church on

112-458: The first prior had sworn allegiance to Edward I , the English king. In 1358, the future King Robert II stayed at the priory. In 1547, the priory served as a refuge for Queen Mary , aged four, hidden there for a few weeks following the disastrous defeat of the Scots army at the Battle of Pinkie during the Rough Wooing . The decline of the monastic orders in the 16th century was hastened when

126-506: The heads of the abbeys and priories started being appointed by local landowners, who often did not share the religious goals of the monks or ordained priests . In 1547, the office passed to John, Lord Erskine , who later became head of Cambuskenneth and Dryburgh abbeys. After the Scottish Reformation , no new priests were ordained , and religious land and buildings gradually passed into secular hands, inevitably leading to

140-563: The island before the priory was established. The priory has a long history of receiving many notable guests. King Robert the Bruce visited three times, in 1306, 1308 and 1310. His visits were likely politically motivated, as the first abbot had sworn allegiance to Edward I , the English King. In 1358 the future King Robert II also stayed at the priory. In 1547 the priory served as a refuge for Mary, Queen of Scots , aged four, hidden here for

154-479: The most powerful in Scotland at the time, and had an imposing country house on Inch Talla , one of the other islands on the Lake of Menteith. There is some evidence that there had been a church on the island before the priory was established. The priory received many notable guests throughout its history. King Robert the Bruce visited three times: in 1306, 1308 and 1310. His visits were likely politically motivated, as

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168-508: The nearby pier at the Port of Menteith . 56°10′34″N 4°17′52″W  /  56.17611°N 4.29778°W  / 56.17611; -4.29778 Inchmahome Inchmahome , an anglicisation of Innis Mo Cholmaig ("my-Colmac's island"), is the largest of three islands in the Lake of Menteith , in Stirlingshire . Inchmahome is best known as the location of Inchmahome Priory and for

182-552: The priory's decline. In 1606, the land and property passed to the Erskine family, and later to the Marquess of Montrose ; the 6th Duke of Montrose transferred it into the care of the State in 1926. The author, socialist and nationalist politician Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham and his wife Gabriela Cunninghame Graham are buried in the ruined chancel of the priory, where there is also

196-488: Was only on the island for a matter of weeks, at the age of five, fanciful stories have grown up around her on the island. For example, they state that it was here that she started to learn languages, held a mock court with the Four Marys , planted a box hedge and did needle work. 56°10′34″N 4°17′49″W  /  56.17611°N 4.29694°W  / 56.17611; -4.29694 This Stirling location article

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