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Iona, Iona Abbey. Plan of tower showing profile mouldings of Baluster-shafts of windows in bell chamber.

SC 369044

Description Iona, Iona Abbey. Plan of tower showing profile mouldings of Baluster-shafts of windows in bell chamber.

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

Catalogue Number SC 369044

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of AGD 23/704

Scope and Content Church tower 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 drawing shows the elevation of the newel of the tower's staircase. The twisting roll moulding starts 4.7 m up the newel, and was probably either to hold a hand rope in place, or to provide a more secure grip on the stone itself. The tower is built over the crossing, and stands two storeys higher than the rest of the church. The top floor houses the bell-chamber. The clock in the S window was installed in 1940. It is possible that there was an earlier clock here. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap

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