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 Donegal
Motto reads: ’No day outlives its night’. Upper face has equatorial dial and gnomon shows (Arabic Nos) 6am to 9pm in half hours (summer time). Semi circular polar dial at top gnomon at 1:30 to show GMT. In Arabic Nos from 7am to 6pm. Direct East and West dials in cut outs with brass bound edges to the sculpture forming the gnomons. E dial shows 6am to Noon (solar time) and the W dial Noon to 6pm (solar time) (Roman numerals). Date on W side with Long as W7.5. Lat given on E side as N5500 with a swastika symbol (mirror of the Nazi version).
Ref: BSS Bulletin 16(iv) pp 161-170
Privare address, Donegal
| SRN | Year | Recorded | Coords |
|---|---|---|---|
| S5876 | 1934 | 2003 | Location private |
| National Grid | 3 Words | Sundial Atlas |
|---|---|---|
| Condition | Type | Access |
|---|---|---|
| Excellent | Multiple | Private |
| Maker | Materials | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Lyle McClintock | Stone , brass | 500 long x 250w x 150t |