Penzance Market Cross - Enhanced inscriptions

3D Model

Penzance Market Cross could date from the 11th century. It has been moved many times, and has suffered much damage along the way. In this 3D scan, the texture of the stone has been removed and enhanced, revealing the detail of the decorations, inscriptions and damage.

There has been much discussion in the past over the meaning of the inscriptions and decorations, notably from R. A. S. Macalister and Prof Charles Thomas. The Celtic Inscribed Stones Project draws together what was known about the stone until the late 1990s: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/cisp/database/stone/pnzan_1.html

The cross now lays permanently outside Penlee House Gallery and Museum in Penzance.

The geometry has been decimated to allow sharing here. If you download and us the data, please credit Tom Goskar and link here, as per the Creative Commons licence.

There are hints of letters and decorations yet to be recorded, and there is much to be done on understanding this enigmatic stone.

Please let me know of any new readings.