Sundial on Lawn 30 Metres West of Humshaugh House is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 May 1988. Sundial.

Sundial on Lawn 30 Metres West of Humshaugh House

WRENN ID
night-flue-yarrow
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 920 715
Coordinates
55.03826, -2.12627
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The sundial, located 30 metres west of Humshaugh House, is likely from the early 20th century. It is made of ashlar stone and features a bronze gnomon. The sundial has a cube shape with a dial on each face, which is set on a square, moulded shaft.

Local climate

Sundial on Lawn 30 Metres West of Humshaugh House receives an average of 920 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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