Iona, St Oran's Cross. View of transom showing side B of left arm.
SC 373650
Description Iona, St Oran's Cross. View of transom showing side B of left arm.
Catalogue Number SC 373650
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of AG 5034
Scope and Content Cross-slab known as St Oran's Cross, 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. This view shows one of the arms of the cross. It is rather weathered but traces of decoration can be seen. These include a series of circular bosses set within a frame. The remains of St Oran's Cross were first recorded in the late 19th century in St Oran's Chapel. The stones are now in the Nunnery Museum. Carved out of reddish-grey stone, the cross consisted of several stones joined together by mortice and tenons. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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