Broken, this seems to have originally been a gravestone that was designed to lie flat. It was decorated with two Latin crosses joined together one above the other. Subsequently it was converted into an upright memorial, a sunken Greek cross being cut on each face. The earlier style of the crosses suggests that it was originally made in the 600s. Associated with Iona Abbey, Argyll and Bute.

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Date Made
7th century?
Dimensions
750 x 250 x 75mm
Property Information
Iona Abbey
Object Number
IONA018
Access Status
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