Iona became the burial site for the kings of Dál Riata and their successors. Notable burials there include: Cináed mac Ailpín, king of the Picts (also known today as "Kenneth I of Scotland"); Domnall mac Causantín, alternatively "king of the Picts" or "king of Scotland" ("Donald II");
Just outside the chapel is the Reilig Odhrain the sacred burial ground of the Scottish kings, said to include Macbeth's victim Duncan. Forty-eight kings of Scotland are buried here. The most recent grave is that of John Smith, leader of the British Labour Party from 1992 until his untimely death in 1994.
Oran or Odran (Old Irish: Odrán, Irish: Odhrán; Latin: Otteranus, hence sometimes Otteran; died AD 548), by tradition a descendant of Conall Gulban, was a companion of Saint Columba in Iona, and the first Christian to be buried on that island. Saint Odhrán's feast day is on 27 October.
He was buried on Iona, the traditional resting place of Scottish kings. Macbeth was succeeded by his stepson Lulach, but Lulach ruled for only a few months before also being killed in battle against Malcolm III, whose descendants ruled Scotland until the late 13th century.
Iona Abbey became the burial place of many Scottish kings, including Macbeth, the infamous medieval ruler. Its sacred ground drew countless pilgrims seeking solace, enlightenment, and a connection to the divine.
The Macquarie Family tomb is situated on the Isle of Mull, approximately 0.6 km NW of the original Macquarie home at Gruline. It is set in a grassed area surrounded by a circular stone wall with wrought iron gates.
Iona has been an important place of pilgrimage throughout history and remains so today. Its architecture reflects the great political and economic importance of pilgrims: the monastic economy depended on Christians drawn to Iona by the sanctity of St Columba.
His name was Colum, Columba in Latin, and he became known in the Irish language as Colm Cille. He was reputedly born in Co. Donegal and he lived during the sixth century AD. He is renowned both in Ireland and in Scotland, through his association with Iona, and his legacy has endured to modern times.
When Protestantism swept through Scotland during the 16th century Reformation, Iona's monastic complex fell derelict. But in the early 20th century, it was rebuilt as a Protestant-run ecumenical community by Rev George MacLeod of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland.
It's tiny neighbour, Iona, has a population of around 170 people but receives around 130,000 visitors a year thanks to its ancient history and traditional way of life. The landscapes and communities on the Scottish Isles provide a sharp contrast to how many of us in more urban environments live.
In March 1980, the Hugh Fraser Foundation donated much of the main island (and its off-lying islands) to the current owner, the National Trust for Scotland. The abbey and some church buildings are owned by the Iona Cathedral Trust.
The Abbey features many replica 'high crosses' as well as original ones, and the graveyard is reputed to have had 48 early Scottish kings resting there as well as 8 Norwegian ones and 4 Irish. Aside from its importance to early Christianity, the landscape is also stunning.
The Abbey graveyard is also the final resting place of John Smith, the former Labour Party leader, who loved Iona. He was buried in the north-eastern extension in 1994. His grave is marked with an epitaph quoting Alexander Pope: "An honest man's the noblest work of God”.
Iona Abbey and Nunnery. The serene Isle of Iona is home to the oldest and most sacred religious places in all of western Europe. Iona Abbey is one of Scotland's most historic and sacred sites. Located on the Isle of Iona, just off the Isle of Mull, it was founded by St Columba and his Irish followers in AD 563.
It did not, he was 36 when he died. The life and times of John Henry “Doc” Holliday have become the stuff of American legend and folklore. No visit to Glenwood Springs would be complete without a trek to his marker in Linwood Cemetery which is easy to find thanks to the signs that point the way.
The traditional opinion of how Columba came to Scotland states that after being ordained as into the priesthood in Ireland, Columba became involved in a violent quarrel with a colleague. The quarrel led to bloodshed and Columba was exiled from Ireland. In the Gaelic kingdom of Dál Riata he found a warm welcome.
Columba (/kəˈlʌmbəˌ ˈkɒlʌmbə/) or Colmcille (7 December 521 – 9 June 597 AD) was an Irish abbot and missionary evangelist credited with spreading Christianity in what is today Scotland at the start of the Hiberno-Scottish mission.
On 13 December 1998 five men were crossing the Sound of Iona, on the west coast of Scotland, in a small dinghy with outboard engine. The dinghy pitched into a wave, capsized and threw all five occupants into the sea.
Iona has been a center of spiritual pilgrimage for over 1,400 years, and it is considered one of the most sacred places in Scotland. The island is home to the ancient Iona Abbey, founded in the 6th century by St. Columba, and many other historic churches and religious sites.
Ioua eventually became Iona, first attested from c. 1274, and results from a transcription mistake resulting from the similarity of "n" and "u" in Insular Minuscule.
Claire, aged 35, was last seen on Tuesday, 7 January, 2025 in the Fionnphort area and it is unusual for her not to be in touch with relatives and friends for this length of time.
Bunhill Fields is a Nonconformist burial ground dating from the 1660's and the site of around 123,000 burials. It's the final resting place of John Bunyan, Isaac Watts, Daniel Defoe and William Blake, along with many other leading intellectuals, radicals and clergymen from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries.
Burial. She was first buried in Peterborough Cathedral with great solemnity by Elizabeth's orders but James I ordered that her remains be brought to Westminster Abbey in 1612, although her funeral hearse was left at Peterborough.
