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 Cuthbert’s Church (1), Widworthy
Carved high on the church wall is a full circle transitional mass dial with lines drawn above the horizon line as if to suggest a time range of 4am to 8pm. Only hour lines shown. Two gnomon mounting holes and no specific noon numeral suggest a polar gnomon might have been in place.. Roman numerals in line with hour lines and read from outside the dial. ’V’ (5pm) numeral inverted. Some pointing mortar now spread over top left of dial. Dials like this are often puzzling. This one is mounted much higher than is usual for a mass dial and we may wonder whether it really started life as one or was an early scientific dial right from the start. It measures 203mm in diameter.
St Cuthbert’s Church (1), Widworthy, Devon
| SRN | Year | Recorded | Coords |
|---|---|---|---|
| S6070 | 15xx | 2006 | 50.78694, -3.11639 N 50° 47' 13", W 03° 06' 59" |
| Condition | Type | Access |
|---|---|---|
| Fair | Vertical (S) | Open |
| Maker | Materials | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
| Stone | 203 dia |