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Iona, St Oran's Cross. Detail of shaft depicting Virgin, child and angels.
AG 5028
Description Iona, St Oran's Cross. Detail of shaft depicting Virgin, child and angels.
Date 1973
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number AG 5028
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 373648
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 shaft of the cross. Carved in relief, it shows the Virgin and Child between two angels. The Virgin has a halo, and the scene is similar to an illustration in the Book of Kells. 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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