Abercairny
Sundial (17th Century)
Site Name Abercairny
Classification Sundial (17th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Lectern Sundial; Facet-head Sundial
Canmore ID 26188
Site Number NN92SW 25.02
NGR NN 91242 22715
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/26188
- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish Fowlis Wester
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Perthshire
NN92SW 25.02 91242 22715
Lectern dial on square chamfered column. Probably 17th century.
SDD List 1963
NN92SW 25.02 91242 22715
There are three sundials at Abercairny: an unusual lectern or facet-head dial, a slate horizontal dial and a brass horizontal dial. The location of the facet-head dial was previously entered at NN 91111 22393, but a desk-based study of collection photographs, and notes in MS 5741/5/2 suggests that this sundial is in fact located towards the north of the East Walled Garden, and that the sundial at NN 91111 22393 is the slate horizontal sundial, NN92SW 25.25. These locations have not been verified in the field, however. (Anne Cassells, 20 August 2009).
