Oronsay Priory
Oronsay Priory cloisters | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Order | Canons Regular |
| Established | 1353 |
| Disestablished | 1560 |
| Controlled churches | Christian |
| Site | |
| Location | Oronsay, Inner Hebrides, Argyll |
| Coordinates | 56°01′00″N 6°16′00″W / 56.016673°N 6.266667°W |
| Official name | Oronsay Priory and Cross |
| Type | Crosses and carved stones: cross (free-standing); sculptured stone (not ascribed to a more specific type); tombstone, Ecclesiastical: burial ground, cemetery, graveyard; church; priory |
| Designated | 28 April 1920 |
| Reference no. | SM287 |
Oronsay Priory was a monastery of canons regular on the island of Oronsay, Inner Hebrides, Argyll, off the coast of Scotland. It was in existence by 1353 under the patronage of John of Islay, Lord of the Isles. It was dedicated to St. Columba, and perhaps was a continuation or a re-activation of an older foundation. Very little is known about it because of the absence of records and its remoteness from the Scottish Lowlands, but on occasions some of the Priors of Oronsay come into the records.