Prayer corner in S aisle
C 17492 CT
Description Prayer corner in S aisle
Date 1994
Catalogue Number C 17492 CT
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 365742
Scope and Content View of modern prayer corner in south choir-aisle of 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 is the area which has become the private prayer corner in the south choir-aisle. Dating from the 15th century, this aisle was blocked off and left unroofed during 17th-century renovations. It was incorporated back into the choir in the 20th century. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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