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from Balnahard, Colonsay, Inner Hebrides

Postcard of Cross.
000-100-043-455-C
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Cross

This stone cross was found at Balnahard on Colonsay in the Inner Hebrides. It was carved sometime between 900 and 1100.

The cross was pierced with four circular holes at angles in the cross head. Below this is some crude interlace work. The cross is incomplete.

Christianity was introduced to Scotland after the Romans had left. In 563 Columba founded the monastery of Iona, and it in turn influenced many other Christian sites in western and northern Scotland.


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Online ID: 000-100-043-455-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.IB 42
Date: Between 900 and 1100
Material: Stone; interlaced work; pierced with four circular holes; imperfect
Dimensions: 34.00" x 10.00" x 2.00"
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Where: Scotland, Argyll, Colonsay, Balnahard
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Description: Stone cross with interlaced work, from Balnahard, Colonsay
References:
  • Allen, J. R. & Anderson, J. The early Christian monuments of Scotland. Edinburgh: Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 1903, vol. 2, pp 379-80. 
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