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Uploader comment: The following passage is taken from this BBC article - http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/scottishhistory/earlychurch/trails_earlychurch_iona2.shtml "In 806 AD, a total of 68 monks were slain by the Vikings at Martyrs Bay, just south of the Ferry landing. By 825 AD the monastery, thanks to its exposed position, was virtually abandoned. St Blathmac refused to leave, and suffered martyrdom at the hands of Vikings for refusing to divulge the treasures and relics of Columba. In 849 AD Columba’s relics were removed and divided two ways between Scotland and Ireland."