Inchmahome there was a church on the island before the priory was established. The priory has a long history of receiving many notable guests. King Robert the Bruce visited three times, in 1306, 1308 and 1310. His visits were likely politically motivated, as the first abbot had sworn allegiance to Edward I, the English King. In 1358 the future King Robert II also stayed at the priory. In 1547 the priory served as a refuge for Mary, Queen of Scots, aged four, hidden here for a few weeks following the disastrous defeat of the Scots army at the Battle of Pinkie
The Scots Peerage the work and deserves most of the credit for it." "The Scots Peerage" is out of copyright. Its volumes are available at : The bookplates of coats of arms for each title were made by Graham Johnston, who was herald-painter at the Court of the Lord Lyon from 1898 to 1927. The illustrations in the first two volumes were of a bold, minimalistic style, which changed in the third volume to a more traditional style. The Scots Peerage The Scots Peerage is a nine-volume book series of the Scottish nobility compiled and edited by Sir James Balfour Paul, published in