Iona, St John's Cross. Detail of fragment.
SC 379930
Description Iona, St John's Cross. Detail of fragment.
Collection Papers of Erskine Beveridge, antiquarian, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 379930
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of C 21953
Scope and Content Cross-slab known as St John'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 is the east face of the south-pointing arm of the cross. It is almost complete but has lost most of the carved surface. The north, south and part of the upper arms were originally all one piece. The socket for a section of the ring can also be seen. This ringed cross stood 4.8 m west of 'St Columba's Shrine', but has now been placed inside. It comprised eight separate sections fitted together with mortice-and tenon joins. A replica stands on the original spot. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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