Iona, Iona Abbey museum. Plan of cross-marked slab.
SC 376560
Description Iona, Iona Abbey museum. Plan of cross-marked slab.
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number SC 376560
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of AGD 946/3
Scope and Content Grave-marker 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 grave-marker was originally recorded in Reilig Odhrain. It is decorated within a ringed-cross set within a square frame. The cross has splayed arms and sunken angles. It is now in the Abbey Museum (No 30). To the left of the cross's shaft is a paten, and to the right is a chalice with a central knot. The slab may have marked the grave of a priest. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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