What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Iona, Iona Church as Parish Church (19th Century) (1828). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Iona Church is associated with Saint Columba, who founded a monastic settlement on the island of Iona in the 6th century, making it a significant site in early Christian Scotland. The site is linked to traditions of pilgrimage and holy wells, with local folklore attributing healing properties to the waters surrounding the island.
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Places near here
Iona, Heritage CentreManse (19th Century) (1830) · 49 yd
Iona, Maclean's CrossCross (15th Century) · 50 yd
MacLean’s CrossWayside cross · 54 yd
Iona, NunneryCross (early Medieval), Cross Slab(s) (early Medieval) · 149 yd
St Ronan's BayBay · 297 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 355 yd
Iona AbbeyNo Class (event) (20th Century) · 367 yd
Port nam MairtirBay · 477 yd
Iona, Port An DiseartNo Class (event) (20th Century) · 851 yd
Dùn ÌMountain / peak · 1087 yd
Tràigh MhòrBeach / strand · 1417 yd
Liath EileanIslet · 1473 ydOther information
Photo: Ian Capper · CC BY-SA 2.0