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 The Lodge of Haughfoot has the distinction of being the first non-operatives lodge in Scotland. The first minute of the Lodge dates from 22 December 1702 and records the names of the founding members:
- John Hoppringle/Pringle of that Ilk (Laird of Torsonce & Lodge Master)
- Andrew Thomson (a local lawyer and Lodge Boxmaster)
- Sir James Scott of Gala (Laird of Galashiels)
- Thomas Scott (his brother)
- David Murray (in Philiphaugh)
- James Pringle (in Haughfoot)
- Robert Lourie (in Stowtounhead)
- John Pringle (a wright)
For more information visit: Haughfoot.co.uk - The Pringle’s Lodge
Sir Robert Pringle of Stitchel was the second Master of the Lodge of Kelso (founded 1701). Robert Pringle of Clifton was also a member of this lodge. However Stitchel’s uncle, Walter Pringle (a lawyer) was initiated in 1670, into of the Lodge of Edinburgh, St. Marys Chapel No.1.
Further Reading:
- Memorials of the Haughfoot Lodge, by Brother Harry Carr.
- The First Freemasons: Scotland’s Early Lodges And Their Members, by Professor David Stevenson
- The Origins Of Freemasonry, by Professor David Stevenson
All three books are avaliable at: GrandLodgeShop.com
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