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Iona, St John's Cross. View from North-West.

SC 2523474

Description Iona, St John's Cross. View from North-West.

Date 1978

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

Catalogue Number SC 2523474

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of AG 11992

Scope and Content Cross-slab known as St John's Cross, 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. This is a view of the replica of St John's Cross from the north-west. It shows how the completed cross would have looked during its second phase, with the ring added. The replica is cast in concrete. This ringed cross stood 4.8m west of 'St Columba's Shrine', but has now been placed inside. It comprised eight separate sections fitted together with mortice-and tenon joints. A replica stands on its original site. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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