BRIDOL is the British Sundial Society's Register of Fixed and Mass Dials, which gives detail and photographs of about 8000 fixed sundials and 3000 mass dials in the UK.
Some of these are in private gardens, but the majority are publicly available.
Click here for the BRIDOL main page.St Tewennochus, Towednack
This is a small dial on the porch, well engraved with a decorative top. Below the date 1720 is a motto which is the dial’s most intriguing feature. It reads "Bright Sol and Luna Time and Tide doth hold" and this is followed by the words "Chronodix Inumbrate". Mrs Gatty and Mrs Crowley get them wrong or incomplete while Burge, Carolyn Martin and the church leaflet all mention them but offer no explanation. Is it possble that this jumble of Greek and Latin could be translated as The Shadowed Timekeeper and be the title of a poem by someone local from which the motto is quoted?
St Tewennochus, Towednack, Cornwall
| SRN | Year | Recorded | Coords |
|---|---|---|---|
| S0137 | 1720 | 1987 | 50.18944, -5.52194 N 50° 11' 22", W 05° 31' 19" |
| Condition | Type | Access |
|---|---|---|
| Good | Vertical (S) | Open |
| Maker | Materials | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
| Slate | 230h x 280w |