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Iona, St Oran's Cross. View of upper arm (?) side B.
SC 378157
Description Iona, St Oran's Cross. View of upper arm (?) side B.
Catalogue Number SC 378157
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of AG 5040
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 around AD 1200. This view shows the back face of the upper arm of the cross. It is decorated with a series of circular bosses set within entwined serpents. 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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