View of excavation of the base construction of St John’s cross, St Mary’s Abbey, Iona by S H Cruden in 1962.
SC 373678
Description View of excavation of the base construction of St John’s cross, St Mary’s Abbey, Iona by S H Cruden in 1962.
Date 1970
Collection Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 373678
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of AG 15269
Scope and Content Base of St John'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. Before its collapse in 1957, St John's Cross stood in this complex box-like structure. It was formed by four corner posts linked by side-slabs. The was a two-part cover slab and two socketed stones inside the box to hold the tapered end of the shaft. These bases were used to support the free-standing crosses. Some are formed from a series of stone slabs, whilst others have been carved from single large blocks. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/373678
File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap
Attribution: © RCAHMS
You may: copy, display, store and make derivative works [eg documents] solely for licensed personal use at home or solely for licensed educational institution use by staff and students on a secure intranet.
Under these conditions: Display Attribution, No Commercial Use or Sale, No Public Distribution [eg by hand, email, web]
