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Title: BEHOLD IONA

Reference number: 4510

Date: 1980

Director: filmed by Rev Ian P. Renton

Sound: silent

Original format: super 8mm

Colour: col

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 23.35 mins

Description: General views of the island of Iona and its inhabitants.

Donor's shotlist is held by National Library of Scotland Moving Image Archive.

Shotlist: [Shotlisted from VHS copy, manual control track. Please note shotlisted at 18fps but actual running speed is 16fps. Shotlist provided by Ian P. Renton, 2000]

Behold Iona. Colour animated map of the Isle of Iona. (0.12) Still of George McLeod aged 80. MacLeod at 80. (0.42) Iona of my heart, Iona of my love, instead of monks' voices shall be the lowing of cattle, but ere the world come to an end Iona shall be as it was, Still of tapestry of Iona sewn by Ann Renton. (0.51) Map of Scotland with an arrow to the Isle of Iona. (0.54) Map of the Isle of Iona and part of the Isle of Mull. (1.03) Manse garden, 1 Merchiston Gds where Rentons lived for 34 years 1966-1990. (1.09) Car packed for journey to Iona. Neil Renton in picture. Neil Renton checks the load. (1.40) Car arrives 6 am at Oban ferry. Ann Renton driver. Camas (chocolate Labrador) emerges. (0.02.15) Gv's of Oban and harbour from steamer. (2.41) Mull steamer passes Duart Castle. Neil Renton and Rev Ian Renton shown. (3.03) Arriving Fionphort Ferry Mull. Iona in background. (3.10) Iona Ferry, purchase ferry tickets here, Adult 66p, 70p Child 18p 26p. (3.36) View of Iona Abbey from sitting room window of 'Grianan' holiday house. Ext of a house. (4.02) Bronze plaque in Iona Manse wall, "That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of Iona." quote by Dr S. Johnson. (4.16) Boys turning hay in Manse field. (4.27) Gv's of the Nunnery. (4.47) Jetty Iona. Iona ferry boat. (4.49) Gv's of Clock on Abbey Tower. (5.07) C/u stone effigy of St. Columba. (5.11) St Martins Cross. Members of Iona Community - Cameron Wallace and Hamish McIntosh, (both deceased by 1999). Gv's of Iona Abbey. C/u of church service times. (5.39) The Relig Odhrain burial ground. St Odhrain's Chapel, most ancient of Iona structures. C/u of information on Carved stones in the Relig Odhrain. The Columba Hotel. (6.19) St. Odhran's Chapel. Front entrance of Chapel. (6.23) Archaeologists digging Street of the Dead. St. Columba's Cell where his remains once lay. (6.34) Iona Cloister. Ian Renton laboured here in 1950 erecting cloister pillars. (6.49) Ben More in Mull in distance. (6.55) Chapel now museum. Site of old original 1933 huts where community lived. (7.35) Two people approach Abbey from THE VILLAGE. View to south the Torran rocks far off in the distance. Site of workers huts. (7.52) Ian Renton steps out area, he stayed here in 1944. 'Grianan' holiday house built 1930 for Miss Lucy Bruce. (8.03) First part of Abbey restored. The library. St. Michael's Chapel, east of Abbey. (8.12) Int. Iona Refectory. (8.28) Bronze Bust of Bill Amos first mason. (8.37) Ben More in Mull distance. Boat nearing harbour. Looking north to Staffa. (9.23) 'Grianan' garden showing obelisk where Lucy Bruce's ashes were left. (9.33) Looking toward hill of 'Dun I'. (9.43) Top of hillock Tor Abb west of Abbey Columba's cell site. Base of cell excavated by archaeologists. (10.09) View of excavation, now extension of cemetery. (John Smith later buried here). (10.25) Entrance to Cloister, St. Martin's Cross. (10.42) Abbey west door, Neil Renton emerges. St. John's Cross now in museum. (11.11) Two Minister members of Community, Cameron Wallace, Hamish McIntosh. Warden of Abbey, Brian Crosby. (11.33) View of Cloister area. Bronze statue Descent of The Spirit by Jacob Leibchitz. Erraidh House now owned by Penry Jones one time Director of Religious TV, BBC. His daughter is Felicity Jones. (12.39) Lorne Cottage once owned by Mrs Fraser now by Mrs MacKenzie. Willie (Coll) MacDonald now deceased. Last weaver in Iona. Janet (Coll) MacDonald sister of Willie 'Coll'. Mr and Mrs Ironside, Helen (?) of Duncan MacArthur, crofter. The village Street, Baille Mhor. Iona MacPhail (or Mrs Wallace), Helen MacPhail. Miss Morag MacPhail one time postmistress, Iona, (now deceased). (13.36) Jetty. Shop, boarding house south of jetty. (13.51) Old Free Church Manse. Lady Lorna MacLeod, near sea (now deceased). She waves me off! (14.22) Sitting room of old manse looking to Sound of Iona. (14.39) Lord George MacLeod emerging from old Manse. MacLeod walking north. Near Martyr's Bay. MacLeod nears the old post office (now closed), emerges sucking a sweet. (15.10) He walks past The Reilig Odhrain burial ground. (15.26) Approaches Cloister. Enters Cloister Undercroft. (15.45) C/u Carving of Cloister pillar. (16.39) Reilig Odhrain. Columba Hotel in distance. (16.59) Looking south to Torran rocks in Mull. (18.00) Looking north to 'Grianan' House. (18.16) Looking north east to island of Storm, Eilan Annraidh. ? (18.31) View from tower of Abbey. (18.39) Looking west to old Youth Camp hut. I dug the drains, before erection of huts! Hill Dun I. (19.10) Maclean's cross MacLeans Cross 13th century near manse. (19.36) Iona jetty, the late Angus Mackay one time island joiner. Right of group Mrs May Mackay deceased. Approaching ferry. (19.52) Mrs Ann Renton sunning herself in 'Grianan' garden. ? (20.03) View of south, Iona cross. (20.29) Iona jetty. Gv's of village and people walking through streets. Roseneath Cottage, my HQ as a Youth Camp organiser. End of street. Charlie MacPhail (deceased) once postman with wife Evelyn MacPhail. (21.18) Sand Eels (?) bay, Ian Fraser (now deceased). (21.54) South to Torran, rocks of Mull. (22.29) Son, Neil Renton looking for green stones Ma? quarry. Columba's Bay. (22.56) Looking north to Machar(?). Neil Renton with dog Camas. (23.12) Miss Mary Ann Maclean with two men, died age 105, once shop keeper in Iona. (23.25) Gv's of sea and Iona Abbey. (23.32) View of Iona Abbey from sitting room window of 'Grianan' again (23.35)