Iona, Iona Abbey. General view. Insc: 'The Cathedral at Iona'.
AGD 23/575
Description Iona, Iona Abbey. General view. Insc: 'The Cathedral at Iona'.
Date 1817
Collection Records of Ian Gordon Lindsay and Partners, architects, Edinburgh, Scotland
Catalogue Number AGD 23/575
Category Prints and Drawings
Copies SC 364596, AGD 23/575 P
Scope and Content Abbey on Iona, Argyll and Bute The Benedictine abbey of Iona stands 250 m from the W shore of the Sound of Iona and overlies part of the earlier monastery founded by St Columba. The abbey was built around 1200 AD and remodeled several times. It was restored in the 20th century. This is a drawing of the ruined abbey from the SW, done by Daniell in 1815. The abbey buildings began to fall into decay during the 17th century. By the 19th century it had become a tourist attraction. The original monastery on Iona was founded by St Columba around AD 563, after he had left Ireland to preach to the Picts. The Irish church continued on Iona until the monastery became part of the Benedictine order around AD 1200. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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