
Stone slab with prayer for Fergus
Two fragments of dressed slab of Carsaig sandstone. The surviving portion of the shaft is edged by bead-mouldings and the intervening space is slightly sunk. To the right of the shaft, facing inwards, there is an incised half-unical Old Irish inscription reading "Do Ergus" (A prayer for Fergus). Associated with Iona Abbey, Argyll and Bute.
Details
- Date Made
- 8th century
- Dimensions
- 470 x 495 x 125mm
- Material
- Sandstone/Stone/BM Inorganic
- Time Period
- Early medieval, Medieval
- Property Information
- Iona Abbey
- Object Number
- IONA031
- Access Status
- Display