Iona, St John's Cross View of east face.
SC 383009
Description Iona, St John's Cross View of east face.
Date 30/9/1895
Collection Papers of Erskine Beveridge, antiquarian, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 383009
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of AG 1687
Scope and Content Base of 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 view shows the remains of the shaft of St John's Cross standing in the original box-like base. The photograph was taken around 1880, before the cross had been reconstructed. These bases were used to support the free-standing crosses. Some are formed from a series of stone slabs, whilst others have been carved from single large blocks. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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