Iona, Iona Abbey museum. View of obverse of early Christian cross-shaft fragment formerly in Reilig Odhrain.
SC 369825
Description Iona, Iona Abbey museum. View of obverse of early Christian cross-shaft fragment formerly in Reilig Odhrain.
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number SC 369825
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of AG 6345
Scope and Content Fragment of a free-standing cross-slab, from Iona, 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 AD 563. This was replaced by the Benedictine Abbey and Augustinian Nunnery in around AD 1200. As well as the named free-standing crosses, such as St Martin's Cross and St John's Cross, there are a number of fragments of lesser crosses on Iona. Many of these are on display in the Abbey Museum and the Nunnery Museum. This is a view of one face of a cross-shaft found in Reilig Odhrain. It is carved with the remains of two figures above two panels of interlace, the lower of which may incorporate animal heads. It is now in the Abbey Museum (No 21) Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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