It is said that the island was settled in 563 AD by an Irish missionary, St Colomba, who first brought the religion to Scotland. You can still see many important religious monuments on Iona today.

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald ... family to enjoy Mull and its neighbouring islands, Iona and Ulva, are gems of Scotland’s Inner Hebrides, and havens for walkers.

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Scotland's History Early Scotland Columba founds a monastery on Iona The Adobe Flash player and Javascript are required in order to view a video which appears on this page. You may wish to ...

"Iona is a very special place to me and my family. "We're excited and looking forward to the wedding and a great West Highland party with all our friends and family." She began her journalistic career ...

A mile off the much bigger Isle of Mull in the Inner Hebrides, Iona is the cradle of Christianity in Scotland and has been in history books since St Columba established a monastery there in the ...