Our History and Heritage category brings all Coast Radar’s Isle of Iona listings related to looking for something to do or a place to visit together where they offer some form of historic or heritage based activity.
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Iona Abbey is located on the Isle of Iona and is one of the oldest Christian religious centres in Western Europe. The abbey was a focal point for the spread of Christianity throughout Scotland and marks the foundation of a monastic community by St. Columba in AD 563. Read more…
In AD563, Columba came to Iona from Ireland with twelve companions, and founded a monastery. The abbey was transformed into a Benedictine monastery in about 1200. Its buildings were restored in the 1900s and in 1938, the Iona Community was founded to revive its traditions of work, worship and teaching. The Abbey is well known as being ‘The cradle of Read more…
The Iona Heritage Centre takes you through the history of the island and how island life has changed over time. Read more…