Iona, Iona Abbey. General view from WNW.

Description Iona, Iona Abbey. General view from WNW.

Date 1974

Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

Catalogue Number SC 364525

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of AG 6214

Scope and Content Abbey on Iona, Argyll and Bute The Benedictine abbey of Iona stands 250 m from the W shore of the Sound of Iona and overlies part of the earlier monastery founded by St Columba. The abbey was built around 1200 AD and remodeled several times. It was restored in the 20th century. This is a view of the restored abbey buildings. The abbey itself only takes up the right third of the structure, with the W end of the nave facing outwards. To the left of this is a small, Early Christian chapel, and then the other monastic buildings. The original monastery on Iona was founded by St Columba around AD 563, after he had left Ireland to preach to the Picts. The Irish church continued on Iona until the monastery became part of the Benedictine order around AD 1200. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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