Iona, St Mary's Abbey, St John's Cross. View of shaft, panel 2.
SC 378133
Description Iona, St Mary's Abbey, St John's Cross. View of shaft, panel 2.
Catalogue Number SC 378133
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of AG 5046
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 is a view of the panel second from the bottom on the west face of the cross's shaft. Serpents form a diagonal grid, with circular bosses in the outer boxes. The three central boxes are filled with diamond-shaped bosses. 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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