Iona, St Mary's Abbey, St John's Cross. View of W face showing detail of panel at base of shaft.
AGD 527/71 P
Description Iona, St Mary's Abbey, St John's Cross. View of W face showing detail of panel at base of shaft.
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number AGD 527/71 P
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Cross-slab known as 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 detail carved on the lower panel of the shaft on the west face of the cross. It features a series of paired bosses arranged into a cross-shape. In the angles are further pairs of bosses, connected by curved lines (peltae). This ringed cross stood 4.8 m west of 'St Columba's Shrine', but has now been placed inside. It comprised eight separate sections fitted together with mortice-and tenon joins. A replica stands on the original spot. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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