
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Iona, Iona Abbey as Coin Hoard (silver)(10th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Iona Abbey was founded by St Columba in 563 AD and became a major religious and cultural center in early medieval Scotland. The 10th-century silver coin hoard found there reflects its significance as a hub of Christian activity and trade in the Scottish Inner Hebrides.
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Places near here
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Iona Monastery, St Columba's ShrineShrine (early Medieval) - (medieval) · 6 yd
Iona AbbeyNo Class (event) (20th Century) · 67 yd
Iona, Tigh-an-easbuigHouse (17th Century) · 113 yd
Iona, GriananHouse (20th Century) · 305 yd
IonaNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 389 yd
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Port an DiseartBay · 507 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 653 yd
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Liath EileanIslet · 1255 yd
Tràigh BhànBeach / strand · 1424 ydOther information
Photo: M J Richardson · CC BY-SA 2.0