Interior of presbytery from NW.
SC 365734
Description Interior of presbytery from NW.
Date 1994
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number SC 365734
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of C 17490 CT
Scope and Content Presbytery 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. Three low paved steps lead from the choir to the presbytery. On the top step, by the E wall, is the communion table of Iona marble. This stands on the same stop as the medieval altar. On the middle step are two effigies attributed to a pair of abbots. 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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