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Sundial Cottage, Shrewton

The motto across the top reads: ’Life’s but a walking shadow’. Hour lines only, with upright numerals VI - XII - IV - VI. The date - 1832 - straddles the gnomon root. A plaque below the dial (probably) describes its restoration in 1935.

 

1915
 

Sundial Cottage London Road Shrewton Wiltshire

SRN Year Recorded Coords
2270 1832 2005 51.19972, -1.90111
N 51° 11' 59", W 01° 54' 04"
National Grid 3 Words Sundial Atlas
SU070445
Condition Type Access
Good Vertical (S) Visible
Maker Materials Dimensions
Painted, iron gnomon 800 square