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.West Rowley Farm, Romansleigh
A green track between hedges, which is a public right of way, passes the farmhouse and from it can be seen a vertical sundial of slate. SItuated above the porch It has an arched pediment bearing the date 1708 and a sun face round the gnomon root. Below this is some floral deoration and the initials RW enclosed in a shield. It shows the hours VI-VI divided into halves and quarters with a decorative motif at noon. The iron gnomon has a sickle shaped decoration which was rusting away when Mrs Crowley drew it in 1959 but it still survives.
West Rowley Farm, Romansleigh, Devon
| SRN | Year | Recorded | Coords |
|---|---|---|---|
| S6073 | 1708 | 2006 | 50.95639, -3.81250 N 50° 57' 23", W 03° 48' 45" |
| National Grid | 3 Words | Sundial Atlas |
|---|---|---|
| SS728190 |
| Condition | Type | Access |
|---|---|---|
| Good | Vertical (S) | Visible |
| Maker | Materials | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
| Slate, iron | Estd 600w x 750h |