| Title: |
Excavation at Iona Abbey, 1976
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| Issue: |
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 108 |
| Series: |
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
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| Volume: |
108
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| Page Start/End: |
228 - 253 |
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| Publication Type: |
Journal
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| Abstract: |
NM 287245. Traces of pre-Benedictine activity, including post-holes, demonstrated that 'St Columba's Shrine' preceded the 15th century tower abutting its E end. The 'Shrine' is likely to have been a free-standing chapel, which was later incorporated into the Benedictine plan. Six graves were associated with its use, two containing the remains of wooden coffins. The finds include Iron Age and medieval pottery, a fragment of an inscribed 8th or 9th century grave-slab, and part of a cross-base. Report on skeletal material. A R |
| Year of Publication: |
1976
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| Subjects / Periods: |
| 9th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| 15th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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CHAPEL
(Monument Type England)
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| Postholes (Auto Detected Subject) |
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| Skeletal Material (Auto Detected Subject) |
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GRAVE
(Monument Type England)
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| Graveslab (Auto Detected Subject) |
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SHERD
(Object England)
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| Source: |
ADS Archive
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| Created Date: |
05 Dec 2008 |
