St Columba arrived on Iona from Ireland in the year 563 ... He is widely credited as one of the key figures who brought Christianity to Scotland. From his vision sprang Iona Abbey, which became ...

Scientists uncover St Columba's cell on Iona Saint ... key figures who brought Christianity to Scotland. Columban missionaries, setting out from Iona, would found churches and monasteries all ...

Iona is one of the most significant ... according to Historic Environment Scotland (HES). As the story goes, St Columba established a monastery there in AD 563, making the island the "birthplace ...

“Iona is a pretty special place in terms of the history of Scotland. A lot of people know Iona for the Abbey and St Columba but it also has a history that goes a lot further back. It’s also ...

Experts think the Book of Kells was created on Iona in this manner ... century Irish missionary St Columba, who is credited with spreading Christianity throughout Scotland. But the British ...

Poet Kenneth Steven has a special relationship with the small Hebridean island of Iona ... coast of Scotland. It was the place of learning and worship in the 6th century, when St Columba brought ...