Iona, Iona Abbey. View of refectory from South during restoration.
AG 3516
Description Iona, Iona Abbey. View of refectory from South during restoration.
Date c. 1930
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number AG 3516
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 373168
Scope and Content Abbey on Iona, Argyll and Bute The Benedictine abbey of Iona stands 250 m from the W shore of the Sound of Iona and overlies part of the earlier monastery founded by St Columba. The abbey was built around 1200 AD and remodeled several times. It was restored in the 20th century. This is a view of the abbey during the rebuilding work on the refectory. A major programme of consolidation had begun in 1874. Full restoration work began in 1902 after the 8th Duke of Argyll transferred ownership of the abbey to a group of Trustees. The original monastery on Iona was founded by St Columba around AD 563, after he had left Ireland to preach to the Picts. The Irish church continued on Iona until the monastery became part of the Benedictine order around AD 1200. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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