Iona has continually been re-invented and reconstructed as a centre for pilgrimage. Iona's fame began in 563 AD when Columba, with thirteen followers, landed at the south end of the island ...

Despite such encounters, Pictland would remain pagan for a while longer. Pilgrimage to Iona increased: kings wished to be buried near to Columba, and a network of Celtic high crosses and ...

Some Christians feel that the benefits of the pilgrimage, like those felt at Iona, can be felt at home when praying.