Closseup of replica of St Johns celtic Cross outside St Columbas shrine, Iona Abbey, Mull, Scotland, UK

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Just outside St Columbas shrine is the replica of St Johns Cross made from the original pieces which were taken to Edinburgh where craftsmen made moulds of the surviving pieces enableing missing parts to be replicated The copy was erected on the original site outside St Columba s Shrine in 1970 Island of Iona off south coast of Isle of Mull Scotland UK Iona was founded in 563 by St Columba and soon became the base for the evangelization of S Scotland N England and Ireland in the 6th C and a centre for Christian scholarship throughout Europe

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Size: 5120px × 3413px
Location: Island of Iona Scotland
Photo credit: © Mark Boulton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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