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Early Christian carved stones. Cross bases, including those of St John's, St Matthew's and St Martin's.

SC 377114

Description Early Christian carved stones. Cross bases, including those of St John's, St Matthew's and St Martin's.

Catalogue Number SC 377114

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of AGD 527/76

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. This drawing shows the remaining half of the original cover-slab for the base of St John's Cross. The irregular slots on the left side are for metal clamps which held the two parts of the cover-slab together. 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/377114

File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap

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