Iona, general. View of effigy of Abbot John MacKinnon in profile, showing inscribed edge of slab.

Description Iona, general. View of effigy of Abbot John MacKinnon in profile, showing inscribed edge of slab.

Date 1978

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

Catalogue Number AG 579

Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images

Copies SC 369760

Scope and Content Carved stone effigy of Abbot John MacKinnon, 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. The figure of the abbot is carved in high relief, and is shown wearing Eucharistic robes, with a mitre and a crozier. The figure lies on a rectangular slab supported by lions seated on plinths. A Latin inscription is carved down the sides of the slab. John MacKinnon was Abbot of Iona from 1467 to around 1498. This effigy of is on the north side of the presbytery in the abbey church. The inscription is unfinished and bears the beginnings of a date 15--, suggesting the effigy was made before his death. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

External Reference L92

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