Ancient Scottish Lodges

Lodges mentioned in the 2nd Schaw Statutes of 1599:

  • 1st & Principal Lodge of Scotland – Lodge of Edinburgh (St Mary’s Chapel), No. 1 (1598)
  • 2nd Lodge of Scotland – Mother Kilwinning Lodge, No. 0 (1599/1642)
  • 3rd Lodge of Scotland – Lodge Ancient Stirling, No 30 (1599)

Lodges mentioned in the 1st Sinclair ‘Charter’ of 1601:

  • Edinburgh – Lodge of Edinburgh (St. Mary’s Chapel), No. 1 (1598)
  • St Andrews – Lodge St. Andrew, No 25 (1720)
  • Haddington – Lodge St. John Kilwinning, Haddington, No 57 (1600)
  • Achieson’s Haven – Aitchison’s Haven Ancient Lodge, No 56 (1598-1853) Dormant
  • Dunfermline – The Lvdge Of Dunfermling, No. 26 (1698)

Lodges mentioned in the 2nd Sinclair ‘Charter’ of 1628:

  • Edinburgh – Lodge of Edinburgh (St. Mary’s Chapel), No. 1 (1599)
  • Glasgow – The Lodge of Glasgow St. John, No. 3bis (1628)
  • Stirling – Lodge Ancient Stirling, No 30 (1599)
  • Dunfermline – The Lvdge Of Dunfermling, No. 26 (1698)
  • Dundee – Ancient Lodge, Dundee, No 49 (1627-8/1745)
  • St Andrews – Lodge St. Andrew, No 25 (1720)

The Ancient Lodges of Scotland in date order: