Abbot of Inchcolm


The Abbot of Inchcolm, or until 1235, the Prior of Inchcolm, was the head of the Augustinian monastic community of Inchcolm.

List of position holders

Priors of Inchcolm

Abbots of Inchcolm

  • Henry, promoted to abbot in 1235; resigned in 1243
  • Thomas, 1243/4-1268
  • William, 1268-1277x
  • Brice, fl. 1296None of the abbots are known until:
  • John Dersy, died 1394
  • Laurence, x1399-1417
  • Walter Bower, 1417-1449
  • John Kers, 1449-1460x5
  • Michael Harwar, 1460x5-x1490
  • Alexander Scrimgeour, x1490-1491
  • Robert de Fontibus, 1491-1492
  • Thomas Inglis, 1492-1505
  • John Elwand, 1505-x1532
  • Richard Abercromby, 1532-1543

Titular abbots/commendators