IONA
 
Iona
In writing
this web site I feel that I should mention Iona, the
small island off the Mull's south-western extremity. Iona
is home to a community of less than 90 people and
Scottish Christianity.
St. Columba and his twelve disciples arrived in Iona in
563 A.D. and the events which followed saw Pagan Scotland
convert to Christianity. Such is the significance of Iona
that it warrants it's own website.
The Island can be reached by a short ferry crossing from
Fionnphort on the Isle of Mull, operated by Caledonian
MacBrayne Ferries. Only cars belonging to Ionan residents
are conveyed. One popular way to tour the island is by
horse and carriage.
The centrepiece of Iona is the Abbey, the focal point for
pilgrimages to the island. Several well known people are
buried in the Abbey's cemetary including the former
Labour leader, John Smith who died before the party's
spectacular landslide victory in 1997.
Much of the island is owned by the National Trust for
Scotland.
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