Iona Monastery, St Columba's Shrine

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Iona Monastery, St Columba's Shrine as Shrine (early Medieval) - (medieval). 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.

Linked to St Columba, a 6th-century Irish monk and key figure in the Christianization of Scotland, the shrine at Iona Monastery is associated with early medieval monasticism and pilgrimage. Iona became a major religious centre, and St Columba's relics were venerated there, attracting pilgrims and influencing Celtic Christian traditions across Scotland and beyond.