Iona Abbey, tower. Detail of S window.
SC 372972
Description Iona Abbey, tower. Detail of S window.
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number SC 372972
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of AG 12827
Scope and Content Church tower 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. The tower's S window, along with those on the E and W, is roughly square with a rectangular hood-mould. The tracery consists of a wheel of twelve comma-shaped openings around a central hexagonal opening. The tower is built over the crossing, and stands two storeys higher than the rest of the church. The top floor houses the bell-chamber. The clock in the S window was installed in 1940. It is possible that there was an earlier clock here. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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