Iona, Iona Abbey. View of South transept on West wall.

Description Iona, Iona Abbey. View of South transept on West wall.

Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

Catalogue Number SC 366401

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of AG 6220

Scope and Content South transept 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 current S transept was built in the 15th century when most of the S sides of the nave and choir were demolished in order to widen the building. The W wall of the transept, seen here, appears to have been built later than the E and S walls. The S transept is entirely 15th-century in date, apart from the little restoration done in 1904. The tracery of the S window was also replaced in 1875. Work on the W wall may have been hurried as it lacks the elaborate external base-course seen elsewhere. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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