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RecordAuthor |
Máirín Mac Carron |
ISODate |
2002-06-07 |
Date |
7 June 2002 |
PictureCredit |
Jane Hawkes |
County |
Argyll, Isle of Mull |
Townland |
Iona |
OSMapRef |
NM 285242 (128525, 724212) |
Area |
Scotland |
GeneralContext |
Grave-marker with inscribed cross. |
Location |
thought to have been a grave-marker. Original location is unknown. |
GeneralContext |
Stone type: Torridonian flagstone |
Dimensions |
0.36 m long and 0.27 m in width. |
GeneralDescription |
Chi-rho monogram consisting of a compass-drawn cross with expanded arms, which has a small hook (the rho) attached to the
upper arm.
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GeneralDescription |
It has an inscription along the top edge of the stone which reads LAPIS ECHODI, 'The stone of Echoid'. Echoid was an Old Irish
personal name; Echoid was the name of one of the traditional companions of Columba, and of several of the kings of Dal Riata.
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