St Oran's Cross, Iona. Front, partially reconstructed.
SC 382988
Description St Oran's Cross, Iona. Front, partially reconstructed.
Catalogue Number SC 382988
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of B 18211
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 about AD 1200. This drawing shows how the front of this free-standing cross may have looked when it was complete. It was highly decorated, with panels of interlace designs and carvings showing various Biblical scenes. 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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