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Balcarres House
Sundial (17th Century)
Site Name Balcarres House
Classification Sundial (17th Century)
Canmore ID 32576
Site Number NO40SE 5.07
NGR NO 47377 04350
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/32576
- Council Fife
- Parish Kilconquhar
- Former Region Fife
- Former District North East Fife
- Former County Fife
NO40SE 5.07 47377 04350
A fine 17th century sundial, with a carved shaft and multi-surface heads, supporting a ball finial, is on the SW lawn at Balcarres House. The base and steps are modern. It came from Leuchars Castle (NO42SE 5).
RCAHMS 1933, visited 1927
NO 4735 0432. As described.
Surveyed at 1:2500.
Visited by OS (JP) 11 June 1974.
Field Visit (17 August 1927)
SUNDIAL. The fine 17th-century dial illustrated in Fig. 49 [SC 1110930], now on the south-west lawn at Balcarres, was brought from Leuchars Castle (No. 401). The base and steps are modern.
RCAHMS 1933, visited 17 August 1927.
