Minard House (Castle). Detail of sundial.
SC 559077
Description Minard House (Castle). Detail of sundial.
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number SC 559077
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of B 5863
Scope and Content View of sundial at Minard Castle, Argyll and Bute In 1784 Archibald Campbell (1693-1790) had a plain Georgian house, known as Knockbuy, built. In 1842, the estate was sold to H W Askew. He employed the architect, John Thomas Rochead (1814-78), to alter and extend the house, renaming it Minard Castle. This sundial, which may date to the 18th century, stands on the lawn to the south-east of Minard Castle. The shaft of the sundial is of a type known as a baluster-shaft and is decorated with carved leaves. The shaft is surmounted by an octagonal-shaped piece of stone, on which the modern dial-plate rests. The metal pin which throws the shadow onto the dial is called a gnomon. Sundials were very popular in Scotland in the 18th and 19th centuries. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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