March 2019
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Reader’s Letter

A reader shares the story of a heavy stone vertical sundial purchased in Edinburgh 35 years ago and said to have come from the 'Isle of Fife'. Experts determined the dial, featuring a cherub's head and cross patty for noon, dates between 1660 and 1720 and its delineation is consistent with Fife's latitude.
Dials: Vertical, Historical Dials

Richard Newman