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.Donegal County Museum (1), Letterkenny
The dial is in the Museum archives with restricted access. It is in the shape of an octagon with one point removed to give a seven sided shape. The pierced brass gnomon is 115mm high by 3mm thick with a split noon line to compensate for the gnomon thickness. The dial was ’Cut by Robert Wilson September 9th 1863’.
There are four time rings, firstly ’Apparent Solar Time for Lat 54° 55’N Long 7° 36’W’, with the hours in Roman numerals. This is followed by three rings for London, Edinburgh and Dublin time, all in Arabic numerals.
Next are two rings for the zodiac names and signs, and outside these is a 32-point compass rose labelled ’N’, ’NbE’, ’NNE’, ’NEbE’ etc, each point being further subdivided into four.
Ref: Michael Harley, www.sundials-ireland.com
Donegal County Museum (1), High Road, Letterkenny, F92 K123, Donegal
| SRN | Year | Recorded | Coords |
|---|---|---|---|
| S8272 | 1863 | 2021 | 54.95528, -7.73472 N 54° 57' 19", W 07° 44' 05" |
| Condition | Type | Access |
|---|---|---|
| Fair | Horizontal | Restricted |
| Maker | Materials | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Wilson | Slate, brass | Oct 435 a/f, shaped |