Sundial Approx 20 Yards West of Shortflatt Tower is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 August 1986. Sundial.

Sundial Approx 20 Yards West of Shortflatt Tower

WRENN ID
first-pillar-vermeil
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 August 1986
Type
Sundial
OS grid reference
NZ 078 809
Coordinates
55.12319, -1.87769
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is an 18th-century sundial made of sandstone, located approximately 20 yards west of Shortflatt Tower. It features a bronze gnomon and has a square pier that is inscribed on three sides with the names WILLIAM AND LANCELOT.

Local climate

Sundial Approx 20 Yards West of Shortflatt Tower receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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