Iona, Iona Abbey. Plan showing profile mouldings of South choir-arcade.

Description Iona, Iona Abbey. Plan showing profile mouldings of South choir-arcade.

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

Catalogue Number SC 369006

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of AGD 23/702

Scope and Content Church crossing 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. This drawing shows the profile-moulding of the plan of the E respond of the W arch of the crossing. The central filleted roll is flanked on each side by a circular nook-shaft. The responds of the S and E arches are similar to this. The crossing is simply the point where the choir, nave and transepts intersect (the middle of the cross). Most of the crossing at Iona dates from the 15th century. It was rebuilt between 1902 and 1904 under the direction of Thomas Ross and John Honeyman. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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