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.Dial in Suffolk
Gnomon missing. Shows 6am to 6pm in half hours, using X for Noon and IIII, the numerals read from inside the dial. The date is in the south of the chapter ring. 1652 was a year of a total solar eclipse and the dial may have been deliberately buried. It is now indoors for safe keeping.
Ref BSS Bulletin Vol 16(ii) (June 2004) p57, J Davis ’A Buried Sundial’.
Privare address, Suffolk
| SRN | Year | Recorded | Coords |
|---|---|---|---|
| S5789 | 1652 | 2004 | Location private |
| National Grid | 3 Words | Sundial Atlas |
|---|---|---|
| Condition | Type | Access |
|---|---|---|
| Good | Horizontal | Private |
| Maker | Materials | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
| Copper | 76 long 65 w estd |