page_title: Oronsay Priory
section_title: High Cross
hierarchical_section_title: Oronsay Priory / High Cross
caption_attribution_description: Illustration was taken from Thomas Pennant's A Tour in Scotland, published in the 1760s. It is an illustration of some of the tombs found at en:Oransay Priory. [For full description, see Am Baile.
context_page_description: Oronsay Priory was a monastery of canons regular on the island of Oronsay, Inner Hebrides, Argyll, off the coast of Scotland. It was in existence by 1353, perhaps founded by John of Islay, Lord of the Isles. It was dedicated to St. Columba, and perhaps was a continuation or a re-activation of an older foundation. Very little is known about it because of the absence of records and its remoteness from the Scottish Lowlands, but on occasions some of the Priors of Oronsay come into the records.
context_section_description: The High Cross stands about four metres east of the ruins of the monastery church and rises from a four-tiered foundation. From the inscription it can be seen that the cross recalls the death of the prior Colin, who presided over the Oronsay monastery and probably dates from the year 1510, Colin's dying year. On the westward side of the cross are scenes of the crucifixion of Jesus and on the east side are foliage motifs.
caption: Tombstones in Oronsay Priory--one can see the figure of a canon, wearing the rochet proper to a canon regular, on the second image from the left
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