Ancient Scottish Lodges
Lodges mentioned in the 2nd Schaw Statutes of 1599:
- The first and Principal Lodge of Scotland – Lodge of Edinburgh (Mary’s Chapel), No. 1 (1598)
- The Head and second Lodge of Scotland – Mother Kilwinning Lodge, No. 0 (1599/1642)
- The third Lodge of Scotland – Lodge Ancient Stirling, No 30 (1599)
Lodges mentioned in the 1st Sinclair ‘Charter’ of 1601:
- Edinburgh – Lodge of Edinburgh (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 (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)
Ancient Lodge Minutes
The oldest Lodge records are located in Scotland. Lodge Aitcheson’s Haven minute books commence on 9th January 1599. The Lodge was removed from the roll of Lodges c.1854.
The oldest records of a Lodge which is still in existence are those of the Lodge of Edinburgh (Mary’s Chapel), No.1 and these begin on 31st July 1599 and record every meeting from then to the present day.
The Ancient Lodges of Scotland in date order:
- Aitchison’s Haven Ancient Lodge, No 56 (1598-1853) Dormant
- Lodge of Edinburgh (Mary’s Chapel), No. 1 (1598) – LodgeOfEdinburgh.org.uk
- Mother Kilwinning Lodge, No. 0 (1599/1642) – MK0.com
- Lodge Ancient Stirling, No 30 (1599)
- Lodge St. John Kilwinning, Haddington, No 57 (1600)
- The Lodge of Glasgow St. John, No. 3bis (1628)
- Ancient Lodge, Dundee, No 49 – AncientLodge49.wordpress.com (1627-8/1745)
- Lodge Ancient Brazen, No 17, Linlithgow – AncientBrazen.co.uk (1654)
- Lodge Scoon and Perth, No 3 – LodgeScoonAndPerthNo3.org.uk (1658)
- The Lodge of Kirkcaldie, Kirkcaldy, No 72 (1658)
- The Lodge of Aberdeen, No. 13 (ter) – AberdeenNo1ter.com (1670)
- The Lodge of Melrose, St. John, No. 12 (bis) – 1bis.co.uk (1674)
- Canongate Kilwinning Lodge, No. 2 – Lck2.co.uk (1677)
- Old Inverness Kilwinning St. John’s Lodge, No 6 (1678)
- Lodge Dumfries Kilwinning, No 53 (1687)
- Canongate and Leith, Leith and Canongate Lodge, No 5 – CanongateAndLeithNo5.co.uk (1688)
- St Cuthbert Kilwinning Lodge, No 41, Kirkcudbright (1691)
- Lodge Hamilton Kilwinning, No.7 – Lodge7.co.uk (1695)
- The Lodge of Dunblane, St. John, No 9 (1695)
- The Lvdge Of Dunfermling, No. 26 – LvdgeOfDunfermling.org.uk (1698)
- Lodge Kelso and Tweed, No 58, Kelso – Kat58.co.uk (1701)
- The Lodge of St John, Haughfoot (1702-1763) – Haughfoot.co.uk
- Lodge St Andrew 52, Banff (1703)
- Kilmolymock Lodge, No 45, Elgin, – Lodge-Kilmolymock.ueniweb.com (1687/1704)
- The Lodge of Journeymen Masons, No. 8, Edinburgh (1707)
- Lodge St. Andrew, No 25 (1720)