Old Ulva
Sundial (18th Century), Township (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Old Ulva
Classification Sundial (18th Century), Township (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 154297
Site Number NR78SW 34
NGR NR 7137 8141
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/154297
- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish North Knapdale
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Argyll And Bute
- Former County Argyll
Field Visit (May 1982)
Mounted on a modern pedestal in the garden of Old Ulva farmhouse is the cubical head of a sundial wrought from a fine-grained yellow sandstone. It measures 0.34m square and 0.29m high. Clock dials are incised on the Nand S faces, the N face also being inscribed 'Nadir / FC / 1738'.
RCAHMS 1992, visited May 1982
Note
A township, comprising four roofed buildings, one partially roofed building, two unroofed buildings and six enclosures is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Argyllshire 1873, sheet clxxix). Three roofed buildings, one partially roofed building, two unroofed buildings and three enclosures are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1979).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 17 May 1999.
