Capitals of SE pier of crossing
SC 365743
Description Capitals of SE pier of crossing
Date 1994
Catalogue Number SC 365743
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of C 17516 CT
Scope and Content Detail of capitals on south-east pier of crossing in Iona Abbey, Argyll and Bute Iona is one of the most important religious sites in Scotland. The earliest community was formed by St Columba, who came over from Ireland around 563AD. The Irish church continued until the monastery became part of the Benedictine order around 1200. The Benedictine abbey of Iona stands 250m from the west shore of the Sound of Iona, and overlies part of St Columba's monastery. Remodelled several times, it was restored in the 20th century and is now a popular place of pilgrimage. The capitals on the south-east pier of the crossing are carved with various beasts and plants (left to right): entwined plant-scrolls and trefoils; opposing lions; winged beasts and a scene showing the theft of a cow; and human heads with goats' legs. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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