Sundial 25 Metres South of Longhirst Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 December 1985. Sundial.

Sundial 25 Metres South of Longhirst Hall

WRENN ID
dusk-sandstone-burdock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
North Northumberland MP: David Smith (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 December 1985
Type
Sundial
OS grid reference
NZ 223 889
Coordinates
55.1943, -1.65037
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The sundial located 25 metres south of Longhirst Hall is likely from the early 19th century and incorporates an earlier dial slab. It features a square moulded shaft that supports a cracked slab with an incised dial, although the gnomon is missing.

Local climate

Sundial 25 Metres South of Longhirst Hall 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 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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