Iona, Iona Abbey Museum and Nunnery Museum. Plan of various fragments of free-standing crosses

Description Iona, Iona Abbey Museum and Nunnery Museum. Plan of various fragments of free-standing crosses

Date c. 1970

Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

Catalogue Number AGD 527/58

Category Prints and Drawings

Copies AGD 527/58 P, SC 378774, SC 378777, SC 378779, SC 378780, SC 378760, SC 378761, SC 378758, SC 378762, SC 378775, SC 378776, SC 378778, SC 415105, SC 415106, SC 415107, SC 415108, SC 415110, SC 415111, SC 415112, SC 415113, SC 415114, SC 415115, SC 415116

Scope and Content Fragment of a free-standing cross-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. As well as the named free-standing crosses, such as St Martin's Cross and St John's Cross, there are a number of fragments of lesser crosses on Iona. Many of these are on display in the Abbey Museum and the Nunnery Museum. This drawing shows the upper portion of the head of a free-standing cross. It featured sunken armpits, and the angles of the cross are rounded. Both faces of the cross have a beaded edge. The stone is in the Abbey Museum (No 35). Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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