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

SC 377115

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

Catalogue Number SC 377115

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 upper socket-stone from the base of St John's Cross. A shallow groove marks a circle on the stone, and it may have been intended as a mill-stone. It was shaped to fit the box-like base, with straight grooves to support the sides. 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/377115

File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap

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