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Aberdeen, Duthie Park

Sundial(S) (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Aberdeen, Duthie Park

Classification Sundial(S) (Period Unassigned)

Alternative Name(s) Old Sundial

Canmore ID 174691

Site Number NJ90SW 31.16

NGR NJ 93784 04564

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Aberdeen, City Of
  • Parish Aberdeen
  • Former Region Grampian
  • Former District City Of Aberdeen
  • Former County Aberdeenshire

Archaeology Notes

Architecture Notes

NJ90SW 31.16 c. 9385 0440

NMRS REFERENCE:

Aberdeen, Duthie Park, Old Sundial.

Sundial inscribed with the date 1707.

Continued existence of Sundial on site unsure at time of upgrade.19.12.2000.

MS 5741/6/11 (1978) indicates that the 1707 facet-head sundial was set up in the courtyard in the middle of the greenhouses and the horizontal dial was 'nearby'. The NGR of the site has been adjusted accordingly. (Anne Cassells 15 October 2009).

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