Aindr as of Caithness (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Andreas or Aindr as of Caithness 1184 is the first known bishop of Caithness and a source for the author of de Situ Albanie. Aindr as was a native Scot, and very likely came from a prominent family in Gowrie, or somewhere in this part of Scotland. He was a prominent landowner in Gowrie, Angus and Fife, and it is likely that he was a brother of one E ghan "of Monorgan," another Gowrie landlord. At some stage in his career, he was a monk of Dunfermline Abbey (see below), though it is not known if this was before or during his period as bishop of Caithness. The date of his accession to the bishopric is unknown, but he was certainly bishop by the year 1146 AD. The latter date is the latest date for Aindr as' first charter appearance (as bishop) in the notitiae written on the margins of the Book of Deer. It is not known for certain that Aindr as ever visited Caithness, but his successor John certainly did.If Aindr as did, he would have been based at Halkirk.