Sundial in Paved Forecourt 15 Metres South of Porch of Walwick Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 May 1988. Sundial.

Sundial in Paved Forecourt 15 Metres South of Porch of Walwick Hall

WRENN ID
stark-pillar-summer
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 May 1988
Type
Sundial
OS grid reference
NY 901 705
Coordinates
55.02969, -2.15634
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This sundial, located 15 metres south of the porch of Walwick Hall, is likely from the late 18th century. It is made of cut stone and features a moulded square base with a small vase-like shaft that supports a circular carved stone dial. The gnomon is missing.

Local climate

Sundial in Paved Forecourt 15 Metres South of Porch of Walwick Hall receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 57% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 50 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 31 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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