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.
Two identical structures each consisting of an octagonal drum, each face of which is divided into two sections; the 8 lower sections have vertical dials; the 8 upper ones have C/arms & heraldic devices, 2 sunk dials (E&W) where the nose of a carved face acts as the gnomon. Lines and numbers are visible. The drum is surmounted by a carved obelisk supported by four bearded heads. Some gnomons are damaged. The date is on base and is confirmed by family records. The dial drum is supported by four winged figures which20110319 stand on a smaller octagonal block, one deep and four shallow octagonal steps.
Refs : AR Somerville, Proc. Soc. Antiq. Scot; 117, 1987.
Drawing Ross, ’The Ancient Sundials of Scotland’, Rogers Turner Books, 1990
Wills Cigarette Card No 4.
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Dept of Environment Store (1), Newbattle Abbey, Newbattle, Lothian Region
