List of monastic houses on the Isle of Man explained

List of the monastic houses on the Isle of Man is a catalogue of abbeys, priories, friaries or other monastic house on the Isle of Man.

Legend

	indicates current monastic function
+	indicates current non-monastic ecclesiastic function
^	indicates current non-ecclesiastic function
	indicates no identifiable trace of the monastic foundation remains
~	indicates exact site of monastic foundation unknown

List

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Bemaken Friary		Franciscan Friars founded 1367; dissolved 1540; granted by the Crown to Thomas Hungate of the Royal Household 18 March 1543/4	Bemaccan Friary
Douglas Priory ^		Cistercian nuns founded before 1226 purportedly by Rǫgnvaldr Guðrøðarson, King of the Isles. Dissolved 24 June 1540; granted by the Crown to Thomas Hungate of the Royal Household 18 March 1543/4; chapel converted used as coachhouse	St Mary Supposed (doubtful) St Bridget (possibly St Mary and St Bridget)	54.148°N -4.494°W
Mirescog Monastery		Cistercian monks dependent on Rievaulx, Yorkshire; founded 1176; dissolved c.1200	Later called Sulby Grange
Rushen Abbey				54.0989°N -4.6375°W

See also

• • List of abbeys and priories List of monastic houses in England
    • • • List of monastic houses in Scotland List of monastic houses in Wales List of abbeys and priories in Northern Ireland List of abbeys and priories in the Republic of Ireland List of monasteries dissolved by Henry VIII of England
• Dissolution of the Monasteries
• List of English cathedrals

References

• Cowan, Ian B. & Easson, David E. (1976) Medieval Religious Houses Scotland, With an Appendix on the Houses in the Isle of Man. Longman
• Map of Monastic Britain, South Sheet, Ordnance Survey, 2nd edition, 1954