Celtic Cross Iona Abbey Scotland Pictures, Images and Stock Photos

Iona Abbey, founded by St Columba in AD 563 on the tiny island of Iona just off the Isle of Mull in Western Scotland.

Close-up of St Martin's Cross, that stands beside the abbey on the island of Iona, on the northwest coast of Scotland. Dating back to the 8th century, the cross is the only surviving intact cross on the island, having been carved from one piece of red granite stone, in the years following St Columba's death in 597AD. It stands at 16'8" high and is thought to have marked the way for pilgrims to find the route to St Columba's grave on the site of the abbey he founded on the island, having arrived on Iona from Ireland. The cross has Bible stories carved into the stone, which are weathered after so many hundreds of years.

view of Iona Abbey in Scotland

Large high cross next to the historic Iona Abbey.

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St. John's Cross (replica of the ancient original) at Iona Abbey, Iona, Scotland. Taken from inside St. Columba's Shrine.

St John’s Cross was once the finest of all the crosses on Iona. The cross was dedicated to John the Evangelist, a saint much admired by the early Church. It once stood outside Iona Abbey marking a special place for prayer and pilgrimage. A replica put up in the 1970s now stands on the spot.

A Celtic Cross at the historic Abbey of Iona in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK

The Abbey Church of Iona, St. Columba's island, Western Isles of Scotland

View on Iona Abbey from Oran's Chapel on Island of Iona (Scotland, UK). There are visible the two celtic crosses of St. Martin and St. John.

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Celtic Cross And Moon at Sunset on the Isle of Iona, Scotland, UK

"St.John's cross outside the abbey on the Isle of Iona, Scotland."

The Abbey on the Isle of Iona in Scotland.

Iona Abbey is an abbey located on the island of Iona, just off the Isle of Mull on the West Coast of Scotland. It is one of the oldest Christian religious centres in Western Europe. The abbey was a focal point for the spread of Christianity throughout Scotland and marks the foundation of a monastic community by St. Columba

An exterior view of the medieval and historic abbey on the Scottish island of Iona

Street of the Dead funeral and pilgrim procession pathway leading to Iona Abbey

Iona Abbey is an abbey located on the island of Iona, just off the Isle of Mull on the West Coast of Scotland. It is one of the oldest Christian religious centres in Western Europe. The abbey was a focal point for the spread of Christianity throughout Scotland and marks the foundation of a monastic community by St. Columba

Iona Abbey is an abbey located on the island of Iona, just off the Isle of Mull on the West Coast of Scotland. It is one of the oldest Christian religious centres in Western Europe. The abbey was a focal point for the spread of Christianity throughout Scotland and marks the foundation of a monastic community by St. Columba

"Looking up at Macleans Cross, Isle of Iona, Argyll, Scotland. Against a clear blue sky with space for copy."

St Martin's Cross is situated west of the main entrance to Iona Abbey, and is the original cross. It has stood undisturbed and undamaged on its plinth of pink granite since the 8th century. It was sculpted from a single slab of stone imported from the Argyll mainland sometime between AD 750 and 800. The side arms seem very short in proportion to the cross as a whole but the slots in the ends of the arms held wooden or metal decorative mounts.

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Abbey on island of Iona

Abbey on island of Iona

Iona Abbey is an abbey located on the island of Iona, just off the Isle of Mull on the West Coast of Scotland. It is one of the oldest Christian religious centres in Western Europe. The abbey was a focal point for the spread of Christianity throughout Scotland and marks the foundation of a monastic community by St. Columba

Iona abbey and road

Iona Abbey is an abbey located on the island of Iona, just off the Isle of Mull on the West Coast of Scotland. It is one of the oldest Christian religious centres in Western Europe. The abbey was a focal point for the spread of Christianity throughout Scotland and marks the foundation of a monastic community by St. Columba

St John’s Cross was once the finest of all the crosses on Iona. The cross was dedicated to John the Evangelist, a saint much admired by the early Church. It once stood outside Iona Abbey marking a special place for prayer and pilgrimage. A replica put up in the 1970s now stands on the spot.

St John’s Cross was once the finest of all the crosses on Iona. The cross was dedicated to John the Evangelist, a saint much admired by the early Church. It once stood outside Iona Abbey marking a special place for prayer and pilgrimage. A replica put up in the 1970s now stands on the spot.

St John’s Cross was once the finest of all the crosses on Iona. The cross was dedicated to John the Evangelist, a saint much admired by the early Church. It once stood outside Iona Abbey marking a special place for prayer and pilgrimage. A replica put up in the 1970s now stands on the spot.

An exterior view of the medieval and historic abbey on the Scottish island of Iona

An exterior view of the medieval and historic abbey on the Scottish island of Iona

An exterior view of the medieval and historic abbey on the Scottish island of Iona

An exterior view of the medieval and historic abbey on the Scottish island of Iona

St John’s Cross was once the finest of all the crosses on Iona. The cross was dedicated to John the Evangelist, a saint much admired by the early Church. It once stood outside Iona Abbey marking a special place for prayer and pilgrimage. A replica put up in the 1970s now stands on the spot.

St John’s Cross was once the finest of all the crosses on Iona. The cross was dedicated to John the Evangelist, a saint much admired by the early Church. It once stood outside Iona Abbey marking a special place for prayer and pilgrimage. A replica put up in the 1970s now stands on the spot.

Iona Abbey is an abbey located on the island of Iona, just off the Isle of Mull on the West Coast of Scotland. It is one of the oldest Christian religious centres in Western Europe. The abbey was a focal point for the spread of Christianity throughout Scotland and marks the foundation of a monastic community by St. Columba

Iona Abbey is an abbey located on the island of Iona, just off the Isle of Mull on the West Coast of Scotland. It is one of the oldest Christian religious centres in Western Europe. The abbey was a focal point for the spread of Christianity throughout Scotland and marks the foundation of a monastic community by St. Columba

Iona Abbey is an abbey located on the island of Iona, just off the Isle of Mull on the West Coast of Scotland. It is one of the oldest Christian religious centres in Western Europe. The abbey was a focal point for the spread of Christianity throughout Scotland and marks the foundation of a monastic community by St. Columba

Looking up Celtic cross near Iona Abbey Scotland

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Saint Johns Cross in front of historic Iona Abbey entrance

Saint Johns High Cross in front of historic Iona Abbey

Saint Johns High Cross in front of historic Iona Abbey vertical shot

Iona Abbey is an abbey located on the island of Iona, just off the Isle of Mull on the West Coast of Scotland. It is one of the oldest Christian religious centres in Western Europe. The abbey was a focal point for the spread of Christianity throughout Scotland and marks the foundation of a monastic community by St. Columba

Iona Abbey is an abbey located on the island of Iona, just off the Isle of Mull on the West Coast of Scotland. It is one of the oldest Christian religious centres in Western Europe. The abbey was a focal point for the spread of Christianity throughout Scotland and marks the foundation of a monastic community by St. Columba

Iona Abbey is an abbey located on the island of Iona, just off the Isle of Mull on the West Coast of Scotland. It is one of the oldest Christian religious centres in Western Europe. The abbey was a focal point for the spread of Christianity throughout Scotland and marks the foundation of a monastic community by St. Columba

Iona Abbey is an abbey located on the island of Iona, just off the Isle of Mull on the West Coast of Scotland. It is one of the oldest Christian religious centres in Western Europe. The abbey was a focal point for the spread of Christianity throughout Scotland and marks the foundation of a monastic community by St. Columba

Iona, Argyll, Scotland - September 25, 2014: celtic high cross at medieval Iona Abbey, near Mull, in the Inner Hebrides. The flourish carved stone salutes tourists, pilgrims to the christian monastery

Iona Abbey is an abbey located on the island of Iona, just off the Isle of Mull on the West Coast of Scotland. It is one of the oldest Christian religious centres in Western Europe. The abbey was a focal point for the spread of Christianity throughout Scotland and marks the foundation of a monastic community by St. Columba

Iona Abbey is an abbey located on the island of Iona, just off the Isle of Mull on the West Coast of Scotland. It is one of the oldest Christian religious centres in Western Europe. The abbey was a focal point for the spread of Christianity throughout Scotland and marks the foundation of a monastic community by St. Columba

Iona Abbey is an abbey located on the island of Iona, just off the Isle of Mull on the West Coast of Scotland. It is one of the oldest Christian religious centres in Western Europe. The abbey was a focal point for the spread of Christianity throughout Scotland and marks the foundation of a monastic community by St. Columba

Iona Abbey is an abbey located on the island of Iona, just off the Isle of Mull on the West Coast of Scotland. It is one of the oldest Christian religious centres in Western Europe. The abbey was a focal point for the spread of Christianity throughout Scotland and marks the foundation of a monastic community by St. Columba

Iona Abbey is an abbey located on the island of Iona, just off the Isle of Mull on the West Coast of Scotland. It is one of the oldest Christian religious centres in Western Europe. The abbey was a focal point for the spread of Christianity throughout Scotland and marks the foundation of a monastic community by St. Columba

Iona Abbey is an abbey located on the island of Iona, just off the Isle of Mull on the West Coast of Scotland. It is one of the oldest Christian religious centres in Western Europe. The abbey was a focal point for the spread of Christianity throughout Scotland and marks the foundation of a monastic community by St. Columba

Iona Abbey is an abbey located on the island of Iona, just off the Isle of Mull on the West Coast of Scotland. It is one of the oldest Christian religious centres in Western Europe. The abbey was a focal point for the spread of Christianity throughout Scotland and marks the foundation of a monastic community by St. Columba

Iona Abbey is an abbey located on the island of Iona, just off the Isle of Mull on the West Coast of Scotland. It is one of the oldest Christian religious centres in Western Europe. The abbey was a focal point for the spread of Christianity throughout Scotland and marks the foundation of a monastic community by St. Columba

Iona Abbey is an abbey located on the island of Iona, just off the Isle of Mull on the West Coast of Scotland. It is one of the oldest Christian religious centres in Western Europe. The abbey was a focal point for the spread of Christianity throughout Scotland and marks the foundation of a monastic community by St. Columba