Iona, Iona Abbey. View of cloisters showing blocked original entrance to refectory.
SC 366515
Description Iona, Iona Abbey. View of cloisters showing blocked original entrance to refectory.
Catalogue Number SC 366515
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of AG 6289
Scope and Content Refectory at 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. This is a view of the original entrance to the refectory. Other than the steps leading up to it and part of the jambs, very little survives. Some of the remains were uncovered only in 1975 when later masonry was removed. The refectory forms the entire north range. Built over an unvaulted undercroft, the original entrance was at the west end of the south wall. The south wall may have been originally built to screen off the cloister. It was rebuilt in the mid 20th century. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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