Island Of Iona On Visit To Inner Hebrides Of Scotland

Tour Scotland travel video, with Scottish music, of the Isle of Iona, Scottish Gaelic: Ì Chaluim Chille, on ancestry, history visit to the Inner Hebrides. The island, off the Ross of Mull, is one of the oldest and most important religious centres in Western Europe. It is best known for the abbey which was a focal point for the spread of Christianity throughout Scotland and marks the foundation of a monastic community by St Columba. Many early Scottish kings and chiefs, as well as kings from Ireland, Norway and France are buried in the Abbey graveyard. There are thought to be 48 kings there. These include Duncan, the victim of Macbeth.

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