Iona, St Oran's Cross. View showing front of upper arm.
SC 377101
Description Iona, St Oran's Cross. View showing front of upper arm.
Catalogue Number SC 377101
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of AGD 527/70
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 about AD 1200. This view shows the upper arm of the cross. The left side is an illustration, which shows the carving in better detail than the weathered stone on the right side. It comprised a series of spiral bosses, with a pair of rampant, lion-like beasts below. 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-gray stone, the cross consisted of several stones joined together by mortice and tenons. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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