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The following is a list of the major medieval "Roman" monastic and religious foundations in Scotland. Some, of course, were previously Culdee/Celtic/Pictish foundations of much earlier date.
| Information last updated on: 05 July 2011 |
| Order. | Founded. | Dedication. | Founder. | Mother House. | |
| Dunfermline Priory | Benedictine | 1068 |
Holy Trinity |
King David I | |
| Coldingham | Benedictine | 1098 | St Mary, Ebba & Cuthbert | King Edgar | Durham |
| Selkirk (Trans to Kelso) | Tironensian | 1113 | Ss Mary & John | Earl David | Tiron |
| Scone | Augustinian | 1120 | Holy Trinity, B.V.M. Ss Laurence, Augustine & Michael | King Alexander I | Nostell |
| Loch Tay Priory (Eilean Aidan) | Augustinian | 1122 | St Mary | King Alexander I | Scone |
| Inchcolm | Augustinian | 1123 | St Columba | King Alexander I | |
| Urquhart Priory | Benedictine | 1124 | Holy Trinity | King David I | Dunfermline |
| Kelso (first at Selkirk) | Tironensian | 1126 | Ss Mary & John | King David I | Tiron |
| Dunfermline Abbey | Benedictine | 1128 | Holy Trinity | Queen Margaret | |
| Holyrood | Augustinian | 1128 | Ss Mary, Andrew & All Saints | King David I | Merton |
| Melrose | Cistercian | 1136 | St Mary | King David I | Rivaulx/Holmcultram |
| Jedburgh | Augustinian | 1138 | St Mary | King David I | Beauvais |
| Monymusk Priory | Augustinian | 1138 | St Mary & John | ||
| Eynhallow | Cistercian | 1140 | |||
| Newbattle | Cistercian | 1140 | St Mary | King David I | Melrose |
| Tongland | Premonstratensian | 1140s | Fergus of Galloway | Cockersand | |
| Dundrennan | Cistercian | 1142 | St Mary | King David I and Fergus, Lord of Galloway | Rivaulx |
| Lesmahagow Priory | Tironensian | 1144 | Ss Mary & Machutus | King David I | Kelso |
| St Andrews | Augustinian | 1144 | Bishop of St Andrews | Scone | |
| Cambuskenneth | Augustinian | 1147 | St Mary | King David I | Arrouaise |
| Dryburgh | Premonstratensian | 1150 | St Mary | Hugh de Moreville | Alnwick |
| Kinloss | Cistercian | 1150 | B.V.M. | King David I | Melrose |
| Loch Leven | Augustinian | 1150 | St Serf | ||
| Saddell | Cistercian | 1150 | St Mary | Reginald son of Somerled | |
| Soulseat | Premonstratensian | 1152 | Ss Mary + John | Fergus de Galloway | Premontre |
| Isle of May | Benedictine | 1153 | Ss Oran + Colman | King David I | Reading |
| Restenneth | Augustinian | 1153 | St Peter | ||
| Coupar Angus | Cistercian | 1162 | B.V.M. | King Malcolm IV | Melrose |
| Kilwinning | Tironensian | 1162 | St Mary | Richard de Moreville | Kelso |
| Renfrew | Cluniac | 1163 | Ss Mary & James | Wanlock | |
| Mauchline Priory | Cistercian | 1165 | St Cuthbert | King David I | Melrose |
| Paisley | Cluniac | 1169 | Ss Mary, James, Milburga & Mirran | Walter Stewart | Wenlock |
| Whithorn | Premonstratensian | 1175 | Fergus of Galloway | Soulseat | |
| Arbroath | Tironensian | 1178 | St Thomas of Canterbury | William the Lion | Kelso |
| Glenluce | Cistercian | 1190 | St Mary | Rothland de Galloway, Constable of Scotland | Melrose |
| Lindores | Tironensian | 1191 | Our Lady + St Andrew | David, Earl of Huntingdon | Kelso |
| Inchaffray | Augustinian | 1200 | Ss John Evangelist & Mary | Gilbert, Earl of Strathearn | Scone |
| Iona | Benedictine | 1203 | St Mary | Reginald, Lord of the Isles | |
| Aberdeen | Trinitarian | 1211 | Holy Trinity | William the Lion | |
| Berwick | Trinitarian | 1214 | Holy Trinity | William the Lion | |
| Culross | Cistercian | 1217 | Ss Mary, Andrew & Serf | Malcolm, Earl of Fife | Kinloss |
| Dunbar | Trinitarian | 1218 | Holy Trinity | Patrick, Earl of Dunbar | |
| Deer | Cistercian | 1219 | St Mary | William, Earl of Buchan | Kinloss |
| Paisley Abbey | Cluniac | 1219 | Ss Mary, James, Merin & Melburga | Cluny | |
| Holywood | Premonstratensian | 1220s | St Mary | Dercongal, Lord of Kirconnel | Soulseat |
| Tongland | Premonstratensian | 1220s | Fergus of Galloway | ||
| Houston | Trinitarian | 1226 | Holy Trinity | John Graham, Lord Tarbolton | |
| Fearn | Premonstratensian | 1227 | Ss Mary & Ninian | Ferquhard, Earl of Ross | |
| Balmerino | Cistercian | 1227 | Ss Mary & Edward | King Alexander II | Melrose |
| Ardchattan Priory | Valliscaulian | 1230 | St John Baptist | Duncan Mackowle | Val des Choux |
| Beauly Priory | Valliscaulian | 1230 | B.V.M. & St John Baptist | Sir John Byset | Val des Choux |
| Pluscarden Priory | Valliscaulian | 1230 | St Andrew | King Alexander II | Val des Choux |
| Ayr Friary | Dominican | 1230 | St Catharine | King & William Malvoisin | |
| Berwick Friary | Dominican | 1230 | King Alexander II | ||
| Edinburgh Friary | Dominican | 1230 | King Alexander II | ||
| Montrose Friary | Dominican | 1230 | Allan Durward | ||
| Inchmahome | Augustinian | 1238 | Ss Mary & Colmoc | Earl of Menteith | |
| Crossraguel | Cluniac | 1244 | St Mary | Duncan, Earl of Carrick | Paisley |
| Scotlandwell | Trinitarian | 1250 | William Malvoisin, Bp StA | ||
| Failford | Trinitarian | 1252 | David de Bernham | ||
| Fogo | Tironensian | 1253 | St Nicholas | Patrick Corbet | Kelso |
| Brechin | Trinitarian | 1260 | |||
| Peebles | Trinitarian | 1261 | Holy Trinity | King Alexander III | |
| Tullilum | Carmelite | 1262 | Richard, Bp St Andrews | ||
| Dunbar | Carmelite | 1263 | Patrick, 7th Earl of Dunbar | ||
| Dornoch | Trinitarian | 1271 | |||
| Cromarty | Trinitarian | c1271 | |||
| Abernethy Priory | Augustinian | 1273 | SS Mary + Bridget + Abrinca | Inchaffray | |
| Sweetheart | Cistercian | 1273 | St Mary | Devorgilla, daughter of Allan de Galloway | Dundrennan |
| Dundee | Trinitarian | 1283 | |||
| Fyvie (Reverted to Arbroath Ab in 1507) | Tironensian | 1285 | St Mary & All Saints | Reginald le Chen | Kelso |
| Linlithgow | Carmelite | 1290 | Burgesses | ||
| Berwick-on-Tweed | Carmelite | 1296 | |||
| St Fillans Priory | Augustinian | 1318 | St Fillan | Robert the Bruce | Inchaffray |
| Banff | Carmelite | 1324 | King Robert the Bruce | ||
| South Queensferry | Carmelite | 1330 | Laird of Dundas | ||
| Oronsay Priory | Augustinian | 1330 | St Oran | ||
| Aberdeen | Carmelite | 1350 | Philip de Arbuthnott | ||
| Dundonald | Carmelite | 1412 | Laird of Fullarton | ||
| Edinburgh | Carmelite | 1526 | Provost & Baillies. | ||
| Blantyre | Augustinian | ||||
| Canonbie | Augustinian | ||||
| Luffness | Carmelite | ||||
| Bervie | Carmelite |
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