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Doorway of St Oran's Chapel. Iona
Wilson, George Washington, 1863, Photograph
Doorway of St Oran's Chapel. Iona
Doorway of St Oran's Chapel. Iona
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Title
Doorway of St Oran's Chapel. Iona
Artist / maker
Wilson, George Washington
Date
1863
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19.4 x 11.8 cm
Type
Photograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
The small chapel that stands in the burial ground is dedicated to St Oran (also known as Ódhrán) and is thought to be the oldest church still standing on Iona. Oran was one of St Columba's original companions when he first founded the abbey on Iona, and was apparently the first of the companions to die there, in 548.
It's thought that the Romanesque doorway of St Oran's chapel was added in the 12th Century, possibly during the reign of the Norse-Gaelic king Somerled (d. 1165).
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