Elcho Priory
Elcho Priory was a Cistercian Priory four miles south-east of Perth, Scotland founded in the 13th century. In October 1346, Raghnall Mac Ruaidhrà was assassinated along with eight of his men at Elcho Nunnery as the result of a quarrel with Uilleam III, Earl of Ross. Thomas Wyndham burnt the nunnery on 29 December 1547.[1] During the Scottish Reformation, the nunnery was attacked by Reformers on 26 September 1559 and drove out the nuns and completely destroyed their house.
Prioresses
- Agnes of Arroch
- Elizabeth of Aberlady
- Isobella
- Margaret
- Margaret Swinton (1493–1511)
- Elizabeth Swinton (1511–1527)
- Euphemia Leslie (14 January 1529 - ??)
- Magdalen
References
- ↑ Calendar of State Papers Scotland, vol. 1 (1898), 48-49, 51, 53, 56.
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Coordinates: 56°22′49″N 3°23′31″W / 56.380297°N 3.391964°W
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