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Iona, St Mary's Abbey General view from South-East before 1874/75 restoration.

SC 365275

Description Iona, St Mary's Abbey General view from South-East before 1874/75 restoration.

Catalogue Number SC 365275

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of AG 5210

Scope and Content Church at Iona Abbey, Argyll and Bute The Benedictine abbey at Iona was built around AD 1200, and was remodeled twice during the 13th century. Further work was done in the 15th century, but after the Reformation of 1560 the buildings became derelict. This is a view of the ruined church from the SE taken about 1874, around the time a proper consolidation of the ruins was being done. It shows the choir, with its S aisle, and the S transept. The presbytery projects 5.2 m beyond the S aisle. 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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