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IONA: Island and Buildings

Photographs taken during my ten months on Iona in 2006.

Inviting water
The Columba Hotel
Ancient rocks at the end of the island
Iona Abbey from Tor Abb (where Columba had his cell)
Inside the Abbey - the night stairs where the monks came down for services
Inside the Abbey - the door at the top of the monk's lookout
Inside the Abbey - the tomb of the 8th Duke who wanted the Abbey Church restored
Inside the Abbey - the font with Iona marble
A closer look at the font
Inside the Abbey - detail on a pillar
Inside the Abbey - the Quiet Chapel
Inside the Abbey - the stones in the floor marking the number of burials of monks
Remains of the Saxon Church (destroyed by Vikings) in the Cloisters
The old latrine gully behind the church
Where the transept was extended at the height of the Benedictine Abbey (it became a Cathedral for a time)
The north Transept - used by the Community
The cat in the stonework
The Misericord under the Leader's seat in the Abbey
Craft work by Alexander Ritchie
The Cross by Omar Ramsden given to George MacLeod
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