All Saints’ Churchyard, Dibden

Spherical sundial using the terminator of its shadow to tell the time. This most unusual dial needs no separate gnomon as it uses the terminator - the line between its lit and shaded sides - to tell the time. It has a band of Roman numerals going 1 to 12, twice, so that the time can be read on either side. They use XII at noon and IIII at 4 o’clock. The only other markings on the sphere appear to be horizontal, meridian (due north-south) and east-west great circles. Unfortunately it is not currently correctly aligned to tell the time. Even when correctly aligned it is difficult to read time with accuracy on such a dial, but it has the virtues of simplicity and robustness as it needs no gnomon. A motto on the base reads: "At rest (E) till time (N) shall be (W) no more (S)". The pillar is stone of square cross section and 960mm high. There are multiple memorial inscriptions on the pillar base. The dial is about 45 yds SW of the church porch.