Scalan

The island in Loch Morar known as Eilean Bàn was briefly the location of a clandestine Catholic seminary founded by Bishop James Gordon, until the Jacobite rising of 1715 forced its closure and eventual reopening at Scalan in Glenlivet.

[2] From 1717 to 1799, over a hundred priests, including Bishop Hugh MacDonald, were trained there despite the best efforts of the Hanoverian government and the Established Church.

As it was strictly illegal, Scalan was burned to the ground on several occasions by redcoat soldiers sent from beyond the Highlands, but was always rebuilt.

[3] The college played a vital role in keeping the traditional Catholic faith alive in northern Scotland.

It was named after the Gaelic word for turf sheilings ("galan") found in the local Braes during that period.