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Iona, Iona Abbey museum. Plan of cross bases in plan and section.
SC 376549
Description Iona, Iona Abbey museum. Plan of cross bases in plan and section.
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number SC 376549
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of AGD 946/4
Scope and Content Base of a free-standing cross, on 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 drawing shows part of a rectangular lid from a box-like base for a free-standing cross. Carvings of plants and leaves can still be made out on the upper surface - a characteristic of the Iona school of carving. The stone is in the Nunnery Museum. These bases were used to support 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.
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