Above: Stained glass depicting the image of St. Adamnan Adamnan, Columcille's biographer, gives many particulars of the life of the great Abbot and Saint of Iona. He would often bathe the feet of the brethren after their daily labour, and used to carry the bags of flour from the mill to the kitchen. He practiced great austerities, sleeping on a hide spread on the ground, with a stone for pillow, and was most strict and constant in fasting, prayer, and meditation. Much ... Read More

Above: Map of Scotland revealing Pictland "It was a daring adventure," writes Mr. Morrison in his Life of Columba, " full of hazard, thus to pierce into the heart of Pictland. It called for undaunted courage and resource, and unwavering trust in the leader. Yet how few of the travellers who pass through that glen to-day with its deep lochs and its dark and solemn forests, and all its mystery of light and shadow, know anything of the little band of ... Read More