Iona, St Oran's Churchyard. Plan showing carved grave-slabs.
AGD 313/6
Description Iona, St Oran's Churchyard. Plan showing carved grave-slabs.
Date 1884
Collection Records of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
Catalogue Number AGD 313/6
Category Prints and Drawings
Scope and Content Grave-slab, 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 one of the slabs in the Abbey Museum (No 87). At the top is a foliated cross. Below this is a sword flanked by plant-scrolls and animals, including a lion, a hound and a griffin. The hilt of the sword is flanked by two blank panels. The drawing was made during the 19th century by J Drummond for his work 'Sculptured monuments of Iona and the Western Highlands' (plate xxvii). The style belongs to the Iona school of carving. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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