Maen Achwyfan in a wheel cross dating to c.925-1000AD, it stands in a field near Whitford, Flintshire, north Wales, UK.
The cross is carved from a single piece of Sandstone (Permo-Triassic), it stands to a height of 3.4 metres above the base stone that it set into. It is said to be the tallest surviving wheel cross in Great Britain. ‘Maen Achwyfan’ translates as ‘Stone of Cwyfan’, Cwyfan was a 7th century saint associated with Dyserf church which is about 7 km to the west. The cross is richly carved and shows a mix of Celtic and Viking influences.
Camera: Canon PowerShot G1 X (MK1) running CHDK and an intervalometer script, taking a photo every few seconds.
For the higher parts of the cross the camera was mounted on a fishing pole and I removed sections of the pole as I bought the camera lower.
Grid Reference: SJ 1288 7878
Photographed: 1 January 2019
Model created: January 2019 using Agisoft MetaShape (standard)
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