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Inchmahome Priory is 7 miles south of
Callander, 5 miles east of Aberfoyle 42
miles north of Glasgow, founded in 1238 by the Earl
of Menteith, Walter Comyn.
Other top attractions close by are The
Lodge in the mountains with a Go Ape, and
Loch
Katrine for boat trips.
The Priory can be visited 1st Apr to 31st
Oct. There is a small entrance fee. Postcode:
FK8 3RA
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Inchmahome Priory is on Inchmahome Island in
the Lake of Menteith. The Lake is at the very
small Village of Port of Menteith. The Village
has the Lake of Menteith
Hotel with a popular Resataurant, and
Lake of Menteith
Fisheries popular for boat fishing for
Rainbow Trout.
Boat Trips out to the Island only take about
5 minutes. The Island is a peacful place to
spend some time with large trees, a few Giant
Redwoods, woodland walk, and seating areas.
The best preserved part of the Priory is the
Chapter House. This was converted to a
Mausoleum for William Graham, Earl of Menteith
in 1644.
In the Chapter House are a number of Grave
Slabs. One of a 1300s Knight with Stewart Arms
on his Sheild, and another of Walter Stewart
who died in 1295. The Walter Stewart slab shows
him embracing his wife Mary. Large
Image.
Inchmahome Priory History
1100s - there may have been a small Church
on Inchmahome Island.
1238 - the Priory was founded by the Earl of
Menteith, Walter Comyn, with Black Cannons of
the Augustinian order running the Priory.
The Comyn's were
one of the most powerful families in Scotland
at the time with a Mansion on Inch Talla, a
smaller island on the Lake of Menteith. Little
remains of that Mansion. The Comyn's were
rivals of Robert the Bruce for the Scottish
Crown in the early 1300s.
1306, 1308 and 1310 - King Robert the Bruce
visited the Priory.
1358 - grandson of Robert the Bruce, Robert
Stewart stayed at the priory. Robert Stuart
beacame the first Stewart King in 1371.
1500s early - Commendators were used to help
run many Abbeys and Priories.
1547 - John Erskine, Lord Erskine became the
Commendator of Inchmahome Priory.
1547 - the 4 year old Queen Mary was hidden
at Inchmahome Priory after the defeat of the
Scots Army at the Battle of Pinkie
Cleugh. This battle took place as Henry
VIII was trying to force the Scots to have
Queen Mary mary his son Edward.
1548 - Queen Mary was taken to France for
safety, she returned from France in 1561.
1560 - the Reformation in Scotland prevented
Catholic worship, leading to the Priory falling
into ruin. Many Commendator's at that time were
accused of taking Abbey and Priory lands and
wealth.
1644 - the Chapter House was converted to a
Mausoleum for William Graham,
Earl of Menteith.
1926 - James Graham, 6th Duke of Montrose,
handed Inchmahome Priory over to the State.
Today - Historic Scotland maintain the
Priory so it can be used as a Tourist
Attraction.
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