Iona, St Mary's Abbey, St John's Cross. View of East face showing detail of panel 3.
AG 10377
Description Iona, St Mary's Abbey, St John's Cross. View of East face showing detail of panel 3.
Date 1980
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number AG 10377
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 373654
Scope and Content Cross-slab known as St John'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 around AD 1200. This is a view of the upper panel of decoration on the east face of the shaft of the cross. Now damaged, it probably consisted of two large and four small bosses. Four serpents emerge from the remaining large boss. Spirals fill up the remaining space. This ringed cross stood 4.8 m west of 'St Columba's Shrine', but has now been placed inside. It comprised eight separate sections fitted together with mortice-and tenon joins. A replica stands on the original spot. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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