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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.

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Greenbank House [NTS] (1), Clarkston

Facetted block about 1.5 feet high with north-sloping top with equatorial dial (no star); south-facing polar hemi-cylinder; other surfaces flat or with rectangular & triangular hollows (E & W); Dials on all available surfaces including N & S verticals; hour lines and gnomons in good condition, numerals not restored. Restored by G Higgs in 1988. Dial has new base and pillar following 1999 vandalism, and now mounted incorrectly. In 2000 dial believed to be replaced by replica (SRN 4476) which is mounted correctly. Whereabouts of the original dial is unknown. Information requested. Ref: A R Somerville, Proc Soc Antiq Scot, 117, 1987, "The Ancient Sundials of Scotland", p23 (B10).

 

Image of dial 1214
 
Image of dial 1214
 
Image of dial 1214
 
Image of dial 1214
 

Greenbank House [NTS] (1), Clarkston, Strathclyde Region

SRN Year Recorded Coords
S1214 1984 55.78028, -4.29611
N 55° 46' 49", W 04° 17' 46"
National Grid 3 Words Sundial Atlas
NS561565
Condition Type Access
Unknown Mult Lectern no Star Restricted
Maker Materials Dimensions
Sandstone 450 high