Bishop Hay
The above portrait is of Bishop George Hay as a much younger man than the one that has normally used on the website. It is to be found in...
Dr. Watts' Book on Scalan (2016)
The "Day Book" mentioned in the last post (front cover above) covers fifteen years (1741-56) at the College. Despite its name it does not...
Rev. William Duthie
When William Duthie arrived at Scalan as Master in 1741 his was the tenth appointment in the seminary’s twenty-five years to date. Raised...
Scalan's Difficulties
Scalan shared the other hardships of the Church also. In particular, it shared its poverty. The bishops were rarely able to give it the...
Scalan: Penal Times and Poverty
In ‘normal’ years the Penal Laws were only loosely enforced. Only when the State seemed threatened – notably after the ’15 and ’45...
Scalan and the Penal Laws
Scalan’s circumstances mirrored those of the Catholic Church as a whole in Scotland at this time. Its very existence as a place of...