Sundial at Moortown House is a Grade II listed building in the West Lindsey local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 January 1985. Sundial.

Sundial at Moortown House

WRENN ID
grey-cupola-ivory
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Lindsey
Constituency
Gainsborough MP: Sir Edward Leigh (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 January 1985
Type
Sundial
Address
Sundial at Moortown House, South Kelsey
OS grid reference
TF 065 998
Coordinates
53.48503, -0.39626
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The sundial at Moortown House is an early 19th-century structure made of colour-washed ashlar. It features an octagonal stepped base and column, adorned with moulded Gothick panels on its facets and a moulded triple splayed top. This sundial is listed for its group value only.

Local climate

Sundial at Moortown House receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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