Iona, Inner Hebrides, Scotland
Beach at the ferry terminal from the Isle of Mull, on the island of Iona, Inner Hebrides, Scotland. Iona abbey was founded by the Celtic monk St Columba in 563 AD. A stone abbey was begun c. 800 AD and the Benedictine monastery and Augustinian nunnery were built in the 13th century. St Aidan was a monk here in the 7th century and the Book of Kells produced here. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
14079426
Media ID
45688346
Size
8268px x 5952px
(14.1MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2009
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