Sundial 80 Metres East of Caunton Manor is a Grade II listed building in the Newark and Sherwood local planning authority area, England. Sundial.
Sundial 80 Metres East of Caunton Manor
- WRENN ID
- south-rampart-owl
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Newark and Sherwood
- Constituency
- Newark MP: Robert Jenrick (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Sundial
- OS grid reference
- SK 744 599
- Coordinates
- 53.13167, -0.88886
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This sundial, located 80 meters east of Caunton Manor, dates from around 1815 and is made of ashlar stone. It features a moulded square base and stem, topped with a moulded cornice that supports a bronze dial. The stem is adorned with lion masks on the north and south sides, while the east side has a blank panel. The west panel is inscribed with the words, "Erected in memory of Lord Wellington's great Victory in 1815."
Local climate
Sundial 80 Metres East of Caunton Manor sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 93% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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