Offaly County Council has recorded a number of structures and carved stones in the county using 3D modelling, available to view on a visual gallery. This work was funded by Offaly County Council and the Heritage Council. The work was carried out by ArcTron 3D. All structures and carved stone can be viewed on the Offaly ArcTron website in great detail. Home – offaly.arctron.com, here you will also find a map of Offaly where the structures and carved stone are located. In addition for the Durrow High Cross site we have developed a programme with Arctron where there is an explanation for each panel and an interpretation of each scene, Unity WebGL Player | OffalyDurrowHighcross.
ArcTron used a structured light scanning technique to record the 3D geometries of the stones. This technique is accurate to within a 10th of a millimeter and is capable of capturing structures which are not clearly visible to the naked eye. These high resolution 3D models enable access to details of the carvings and buildings that can be hard to examine in detail on site and which are not always easily accessible.
The models are also hosted on Sketchfab under the Offaly Heritage Section. There are many other 3D scans on Sketchfab from other Archaeological Survey of Ireland and from private individuals. Using Sketchfab you can zoom in, turn the model around, alter the angle and look at any detail you wish to examine in your own time. The 3D model can also be rotated which causes light to shine across the carving obliquely thus increasing the visibility of barely visible carvings. It is recommended to view the carved stone in “Matcap” which shows up the details best. The files open in ‘Base Color’. You can change this using the “Model Inspector”.
A separate project run by NUI has scanned over 300 inscribed stones at Clonmacnoise see, http://www.nuigalway.ie/irish-inscribed-stones/
Sketchfab links to 3D Modelling and Virtual Gallery of Selected Carved Stone and Buildings in Offaly
High Crosses
Kinnitty High Cross
3D Animation & Interactive Model of Kinnitty High Cross
Scaled Section Drawing of Kinnitty High Cross
Tihilly High Cross
3D Animation & Interactive Model of Tihilly High Cross
Durrow High Cross
3D Animation, Tour & Interactive Model of Durrow High Cross
Seir Kieran High Cross base
3D Animation, Tour & Interactive Model of Seir Kieran High Cross
Scaled Section Drawing of Sier Kieran High Cross base
Rahan Monastic Site
3D Animation & Interactive Model of Rahan Monastic Site
Gallen Monastic Site
Interactive 3D Model of Gallen Monastic Site
C17 Hugenot Glass Making Furnace at Glasshouse
Interactive 3D Model of Glass Making Furnace
Axonometric Drawing of Glass Furnace
Cadamstown – Ardara Bridge
3D Animation & Interactive Model of Cadamstown – Ardara Bridge
