Bay of Martyrs, a small bay on the E side of Iona Island, Argyllshire. It adjoins Iona or Threld village, and the famous ecclesiastical ruins so attractive to antiquaries and to tourists; and it is said to have got its name from being the landing-place for bodies brought from a distance, in Romish times, for interment in the neighbouring cemetery.
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