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

SC 378758

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

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

Catalogue Number SC 378758

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of AGD 527/58

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 central boss from the head of a cross. The cross has rounded angles, but no traces of decoration remain. The stone is now in the Nunnery Museum, where there is also a cross-shaft carved from the same stone. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap

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