Iona, Iona Nunnery. View of sculptured capital on West column of nave-arcade.
AG 5139
Description Iona, Iona Nunnery. View of sculptured capital on West column of nave-arcade.
Date 1973
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number AG 5139
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 366538
Scope and Content Church of Iona Nunnery, Argyll and Bute The remains of this Augustinian nunnery stand on sheltered ground about 400 m south-west of the Abbey. They comprise the nunnery church and portions of the associated conventual buildings standing on the south side. The remains date from the 13th century. This is the capital of the west column of the nave-arcade. It is octagonal in shape and comprises a roll, a scalloped midsection and a second, smaller roll above the circular column. The stonework on front dates from when the arches were blocked up. The church dates from the early 13th century and comprises a nave with a chancel, and with an aisle running along the north side. Abandoned in the 16th century, the ruins were consolidated in 1874 and the church partially restored in 1923. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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