Iona Nunnery
Argyll and Bute, GB
The Iona Nunnery was an Augustinian convent of nuns located on the island of Iona in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It was established sometime after the foundation of the nearby Benedictine monastery in 1203 by Ranald, son of Somerled. Bethóc, daughter of Somerled, and sister of Ranald, was first
prioress. The ruins of the nunnery stand in a peaceful precinct adjacent to Iona's main (and only) village, Baile Mor. They form the most complete remains of a medieval nunnery extant in Scotland. After the Reformation, the priory was dissolved and reduced to a ruin.
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- Iona Heritage Centre museum · 0.1 km away
- St Oran's chapel chiese · 0.4 km away
- Iona Abbey Museum museum · 0.5 km away
- Iona island · 1 km away
- Erraid island · 5 km away
- grotta di Fingal cave · 12 km away
- Bac Mòr island · 15 km away
- Little Colonsay island · 15 km away