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Iona, St Oran's Chapel. General view from North-West.
AG 6321
Description Iona, St Oran's Chapel. General view from North-West.
Date 1974
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number AG 6321
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 373624
Scope and Content View from north-west showing St Oran's Chapel, Iona Abbey, 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 563AD. The Irish church continued until the monastery became part of the Benedictine order around 1200. The Benedictine abbey of Iona stands 250m from the west shore of the Sound of Iona, and overlies part of St Columba's monastery. Remodelled several times, it was restored in the 20th century and is now a popular place of pilgrimage. Restored in 1957, St Oran's Chapel lies to the south-west of the abbey, within the island's main burial-ground, Reilig Odhráin. Dating from the 12th century, it was the medieval burial place of the MacDonald Lords of the Isles, patrons of the abbey. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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