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.King’s College Chapel, Aberdeen
The dial is above the buttress on the S side of the chapel (but also reported as ’over eaves’, and may have been moved). Gold painted lines on dark (orig black?) ground. Shows 6am to 6pm in 15 min intervals; all lines are full.
McGibbon & Ross say the dial is part of the original structure and hence the dial dates from 1494; but Somerville notes that the block on which it is fixed could have been added later.
Ref: A R Somerville, Proc Soc Antiq Scot, 117, 1987, "The Ancient Sundials of Scotland", p68 (E13).
King’s College Chapel, Aberdeen University, Aberdeen, Grampian Region
| SRN | Year | Recorded | Coords |
|---|---|---|---|
| S0905 | 1494 | 1999 | 57.16361, -2.10250 N 57° 09' 49", W 02° 06' 09" |
| Condition | Type | Access |
|---|---|---|
| Fair | Vertical (S) | Open |
| Maker | Materials | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
| Slate/Bronze? | 380 or 500 square |