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 Sampson’s Church, South Hill
On walking into this churchyard you immediately encounter a stone pillar. This is a Romano-British monument which is even taller than it appears since four feet of it are underground. The dial on the porch must be the smallest church sundial in the county. It is neatly engraved with the half-hour markers being extended to lie between the numerals. 9am is shown as XI, on this occasion an error, not the common convention of reversed morning numerals, though that convention may have been in the carver’s mind when he was at work. The gnomon is made of slate and has remained intact since the dial was installed in 1845.
St Sampson’s Church, South Hill, Cornwall
| SRN | Year | Recorded | Coords |
|---|---|---|---|
| S1103 | 1845 | 1981 | 50.53028, -4.35917 N 50° 31' 49", W 04° 21' 33" |
| Condition | Type | Access |
|---|---|---|
| Good | Vertical (S) | Open |
| Maker | Materials | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
| Slate | 210 square |