Touch the Past in 3D: Mayo’s Ogham Stones Go Digital

You can’t always wander an ancient field in Mayo or run your fingers along the grooves of a 1,500-year-old Ogham stone — but now, you don’t have to.
Thanks to the Mayo 3D project, these incredible monuments have been brought online in stunning detail. Their “Og_h_am 3D” collection on Sketchfab turns Ireland’s oldest alphabet into an interactive experience — you can zoom, rotate, and explore every carved line from your phone or laptop.
Each scan captures the fine texture of the stone and the precision of its inscriptions — the ancient letters that once recorded names, boundaries, and memories. It’s not just digital preservation; it’s like standing beside the stones themselves.
Projects like this are helping bridge the gap between archaeology and accessibility — making Ireland’s early medieval past available to everyone, from scholars to the simply curious.
Explore the collection here:
Mayo 3D – Ogham Stones Collection