Iona, Iona Abbey, interior. View of choir North window.
AG 8911
Description Iona, Iona Abbey, interior. View of choir North window.
Date 1976
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number AG 8911
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 365333
Scope and Content Presbytery window at Iona Abbey, Argyll and Bute The Benedictine abbey at Iona was built around AD 1200 on the site of St Columba's earlier monastery. It was altered and partly rebuilt in the 13th century and again in the 15th century. It became derelict after the Reformation of 1560. The N window of the presbytery has three lights (gaps for glazed panels) with the central one being ogival, or pointed. Above are a group of trefoil and quatrefoil lights of varying sizes. The hood-mould, or arch, terminals are very weathered. The 5.2 m long presbytery, along with the entire S side of the church, dates from the 15th century. It had been remodeled to widen the choir and nave, which now measured 6.9 m internally. The presbytery was rebuilt in 1904 by Honeyman and Ross. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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