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Saint Columba's Graveyard Cross is a medieval stone cross located on the Isle of Canna in Argyllshire, Scotland. The cross belongs to the broader tradition of Early Christian and medieval monument-making in the Hebrides, reflecting the islands' long association with Columban Christianity and monastic settlement from the early medieval period onwards. The site represents an important funerary and spiritual focus within the graveyard, with the cross serving as both a physical marker and a manifestation of Christian devotion typical of Highland and Island burial practices. The monument survives as evidence of the religious and cultural continuity of Canna as a significant sacred landscape in the Scottish islands.
Canna,St Columba's Graveyard,cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM933. View the official record →
Saint Columba's Graveyard Cross is a medieval stone cross located on the Isle of Canna in Argyllshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM933.
Canna,St Columba's Graveyard,cross is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM933.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Coroghon Castle,Canna (1 km), Greod,fort and kelp kiln 900m SE of (1.9 km), Tarbert,settlement 1100m E of (2.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Canna,St Columba's Graveyard,cross's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Canna,St Columba's Graveyard,cross stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Palaeogene, bedrock that formed in the Paleogene. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.