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 Mary the Virgin Church, Buscot
Rectangular vertical south-facing dialplate above a tower buttress.
The gnomon is now missing and most of the dial very indistinct, but it appears to show 6am to 6pm with full length hour lines, shorter half and quarter hour marks. The dial declines west of due south so the 6am-6pm line should slope down to the right, as it appears to do. The Roman hour numerals are aligned with the hour lines. If those on the left are read from the right the ’V’s are upright but the ’I’s are on the wrong side: 8 appears as IIIV. This is quite common on vertical sundials.
There is little sign of gnomon fixings. The dialplate is supported by two metal cleats and the top of the buttress.
Note that the church is north of the village. It is signposted "Buscot Church" off the Lechlade Road.
St Mary the Virgin Church, Lechlade Road, Buscot, SN7 8DQ, Oxfordshire
| SRN | Year | Recorded | Coords |
|---|---|---|---|
| S3243 | 2010 | 51.68222, -1.67306 N 51° 40' 56", W 01° 40' 23" |
| Condition | Type | Access |
|---|---|---|
| Bad | Vertical (S) | Open |
| Maker | Materials | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
| Stone | 600 square |