Iona, St John's Cross

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Iona, St John's Cross as Cross (early 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.

St John's Cross on Iona is associated with St John the Baptist and is linked to early Christian traditions on the island, which was a major center of monastic learning and pilgrimage. The cross may have been used in baptismal or liturgical rituals, reflecting the site's historical role in the spread of Christianity in Scotland.