Iona, Iona Nunnery. General view of refectory from South-West.
AG 5146
Description Iona, Iona Nunnery. General view of refectory from South-West.
Date 1973
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number AG 5146
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 366557
Scope and Content Refectory 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. The refectory formed part of the south range and was probably entered via a doorway at the east end of the cloister-walk. It was originally a lofty, single-storeyed room, but during a later phase, a wooden floor was inserted into the eastern part. This view shows the south wall and west gable of the refectory. The south wall originally had three windows all of which are now slightly damaged or blocked up. The lower courses of the wall are possibly of a different stone and of an earlier date. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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