Iona, Iona Abbey. Plan showing former refectory doorway, partially reconstructed
SC 369678
Description Iona, Iona Abbey. Plan showing former refectory doorway, partially reconstructed
Catalogue Number SC 369678
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of AGD 23/684
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 elevation drawing shows the reconstructed layout of the original entrance to the refectory. The jambs (sides) were decorated with roll-and-hollow mouldings and probably had a semicircular arch. The smaller door to the left served the undercroft. 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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