Iona, Iona Abbey museum. View showing fragment of early Christian cross-head.
SC 378023
Description Iona, Iona Abbey museum. View showing fragment of early Christian cross-head.
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number SC 378023
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of AG 8996
Scope and Content Detail of fragment of Early Christian cross-head now in museum, Iona Abbey, 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 563AD. The Irish church continued until the monastery became part of the Benedictine order around 1200. The Benedictine abbey of Iona stands 250m from the west shore of the Sound of Iona, and overlies part of St Columba's monastery. Remodelled several times, it was restored in the 20th century and is now a popular place of pilgrimage. This fragment from a 10th-century free-standing cross is part of the head of a ringed cross. Similar to Norse slabs on the Isle of Man, the ring is carved with a straight fret, while the cross is decorated with a pattern of double-beaded plaitwork. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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