This cross is known as the pillow cross from the legend of St. Columba which tells us that Columba used a stone as a pillow and one morning when he awoke, the image of the ringed cross had appeared on it. In the 19th century, in a field near the Abbey, a crofter ploughed up an oval stone with a ringed cross carved on it.The stone became known as the Pillow Cross, because of the famous legend. This small version of the pillow cross is just ¾" x ½" and comes on light weight silver chain 18" long. The detail on the back reads, 'Iona St.Columba’s Pillow'.
