Iona, St Oran's Cross. Detail of front of left arm.
AG 5030
Description Iona, St Oran's Cross. Detail of front of left arm.
Date 1973
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number AG 5030
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 373649
Scope and Content Cross-slab known as St Oran's Cross, from Iona, 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 AD 563. This was replaced by the Benedictine Abbey and Augustinian Nunnery in about AD 1200. This view shows a close-up of the detail on the front of the left arm of the cross. It shows a front-facing man and a lion-like creature. The man is grasping one of the creature's legs. The scene may represent Daniel in the lion's den, or maybe St Jerome. The remains of St Oran's Cross were first recorded in the late 19th century in St Oran's Chapel. The stones are now in the Nunnery Museum. Carved out of reddish-gray stone, the cross consisted of several stones joined together by mortice and tenons. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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