Tag: 3d scanning
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The Fiddler and the Piper – 3D scanning Tudor church bench ends in Altarnun, Cornwall
On a rather hot 32°C summer’s day in July 2026, I visited St Nonna’s Church in Altarnun on Bodmin Moor. I had long wanted to see its famous Tudor bench ends, particularly the carvings of musicians and dancers. As both a folky mandolin player and an archaeologist specialising in 3D scanning, this was an irresistible…
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The UK Heritage 3D Data at Risk research project
in 3DThe UK Heritage 3D Data at Risk research project was launched at the end of November 2025 by Thomas Flynn in partnership with Wikimedia UK, with funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Its full title is UK Heritage 3D Data at Risk: Developing a Strategy for Long Term Access & Storage and it aims…
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Impossible views: 3D scanning monuments in West Penwith, Cornwall
in 3DHow can you make a solid, accurate record of an ancient monument for the archaeological record, whilst also making an accessible digital experience with novel ways to view the site highlighting its construction? We think that we’ve cracked it. Penwith Landscape Partnership asked us to capture 3D scans of four monuments as part of the…
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Hendraburnick ‘Quoit’ – the most decorated stone in southern Britain?
In 2016 I was asked by Dr Andy Jones from Cornwall Archaeological Unit to record and study the surface of Hendraburnick Quoit on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. The work, funded by Cornwall Archaeological Society, involved detailed 3D recording of the surface of the two stones that comprise the monument (which isn’t actually a quoit, but…