Replica of St Johns celtic Cross, with St Martins cross behind Iona Abbey, Mull, Scotland, UK
RMID:Image ID:AEB4J3
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Contributor:
Mark Boulton / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
AEB4J3File size:
50 MB (1.7 MB Compressed download)Releases:
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3413 x 5120 px | 28.9 x 43.3 cm | 11.4 x 17.1 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
2006Location:
Island of Iona ScotlandMore information:
Replica of St John s Cross made from the original pieces which were taken to Edinburgh where craftsmen made moulds of the surviving pieces enableing missing parts to be replicated The copy was erected on the original site outside St Columbas Shrine in 1970 Island of Iona off south coast of Isle of Mull Scotland UK The Martins cross can be seen in the far distance Iona was founded in 563 by St Columba and soon became the base for the evangelization of S Scotland N England and Ireland in the 6th C and a centre for Christian scholarship throughout Europe