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Iona

Iona is an island in the Inner Hebrides, off the Ross of Mull on the western coast of Scotland. It is mainly known for Iona Abbey, though there are other buildings on the island. Iona Abbey was a centre of Gaelic monasticism for three centuries, and is today known for its relative tranquility and natural environment as well as for its importance to…

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Area rank
56
Council area
Argyll and Bute
Country
Scotland
Gaelic pronunciation
[ˈiː ˈxal̪ˠɪm ˈçiʎə] ⓘ
Highest elevation
Dùn Ì, 101 m (331 ft)
Island group
Mull

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Iona Abbey

Marble quarry remains

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Iona in Scottish painting

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Iona

Nodes179
Edges178
Triples444
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.011173
Components1

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Iona

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related to Sources · 92
Iona → ABC-CLIO, Alba, Alex, Artists' Eyes, Beurla, Birlinn, Canongate, Celtic Culture, Celtic Place-names, Chapman, Chapter, Christian, Columba, Corráin, Dealbhan/The Illustrated, Dodd, Donald, Donnchadh, Dwelly, Edinburgh
related to Dál Riata · 38
Iona → Abbey, Anglo-Saxon, Battle, Bede, Celtic, Celtic Christianity, Cenél Loairn, Christianity, Colm Cille, Columba, Cul Dreimhne, Dál Riata, Early Middle Ages, Easter, Gaelic, Gaels, Great Britain, Historic Period Iona, In, Iona Abbey
related to Further reading · 37
Iona → Adomnan's Life, Angels, Bruce, Candlemas Hill Publishing, Christian History, Colin Baxter Island Guide, Colin Baxter Photography, Columba, Columbia, Derry, Dublin, Four Courts Press, George, Glasgow, Grantown-on-Spey, Hagiography, Heavenly Light, Herbert, ISBN, James
related to Iona Abbey · 31
Iona → Abbey, Argyll, Augustinian, Beathag, Clan Donald, Clan Donald Lords, Donald, Duke, Endowments, Harlaw, Historic Environment Scotland, Iona Abbey, Iona Cathedral, Iona Nunnery, Isles, It, MacVurich, Middle Ages, Prioress, Reginald
related to Kingdom of Scotland · 31
Iona → At, Balliol, Bruce, By, Campbells, David II, English, Following, Hebrides, In, Isles, John, King John Balliol, Lord, Lordship, Lorn, MacDonalds, MacDougall, MacDougalls, MacRory
related to Geology · 26
Iona → About, Along, Archaean, Britain, Closely, Devonian, E-W, Europe, In, Iona Group, Iona-Ross, Lewisian, More, Mull, Neoproterozoic, Numerous, NW-SE, Palaeocene, Proterozoic, Quaternary
related to Kingdom of the Isles · 25
Iona → Although Iona, Amlaíb Cuarán, Argyll, As, Augustinian, Benedictine, Bethóc, Christmas, However, Iona Abbey, Ireland, Isles, King, Kingdom, Magnus Barelegs, Nonetheless, Norse, Norway's, Norwegian, Reformation
related to Etymology · 20
Iona → Because, English, Eogabail, Eógan, Fer, Gaelic, Gaulish, Hebrides, Iron Age, Iva-cattos, Iva-geni, Ivo, Ivo-genos, Ivo-magus, Ivo-rix, Manannán, Nonetheless, The, Watson, William
related to Iona in Scottish painting · 19
Iona → Artists' Eyes, As, C20, Cadell, Cameron, George Houston, Iona Portrayed, James Shearer, John Duncan, John Maclauchlan Milne, Many, Peploe, Scotland, Scottish, Scottish Colourists, The, The Abbey, The Island, While Cadell
related to Transport · 15
Iona → Argyll, Bike, Bute, Car, Craignure, Fionnphort, MOT Certificate, Mull, Oban, Road Tax, Sound, Taxi, The, Tourist, Visitors

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island scotland abbey mull century scottish gaelic known isles also many columba monastery nunnery isbn kingdom ireland edinburgh name history

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IonaArea.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .de…1.00infobox
IonaArea rank561.00infobox
IonaCoordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
IonaCouncil areaArgyll and Bute1.00infobox
IonaCountryScotland1.00infobox
IonaGaelic pronunciation[ˈiː ˈxal̪ˠɪm ˈçiʎə] ⓘ1.00infobox
IonaHighest elevationDùn Ì, 101 m (331 ft)1.00infobox
IonaIsland groupMull1.00infobox
IonaLargest settlementBaile Mòr1.00infobox
IonaOS grid referenceNM2752451.00infobox
IonaPopulation1781.00infobox
IonaPopulation density20.3/km2 (53/sq mi)1.00infobox
IonaPopulation rank35=1.00infobox
IonaSovereign stateUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
Ionais aisland in the Inner Hebrides0.90text
Ionais asetting for the song0.90text

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