Iona, Iona Abbey. View of cloister showing doorway of chapter house.
SC 366502
Description Iona, Iona Abbey. View of cloister showing doorway of chapter house.
Catalogue Number SC 366502
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of AG 6290
Scope and Content Chapter-house of Iona Abbey, Argyll and Bute The Benedictine abbey at Iona was built around AD 1200 on the site of St Columba's earlier monastery. It was altered and partly rebuilt in the 13th century and again in the 15th century. It became derelict after the Reformation of 1560. The chapter-house is entered from the cloister through a late medieval doorway. It comprises two orders of roll-and-hollow moulded jambs (the sides) which merge into a semicircular arch above the door. This is further decorated with a hood-mould. The chapter-house forms part of the east range and is entered from the cloister. Originally dating from the 13th century, it was rebuilt at the end of the 15th. It was used as the meeting-place for the priests. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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