Sun-Dial Base, Shaft and Platform About 40 Yards South of Church of St Margaret is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 November 1984. Sun-dial.

Sun-Dial Base, Shaft and Platform About 40 Yards South of Church of St Margaret

WRENN ID
muffled-sandstone-ridge
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Herefordshire, County of
Constituency
Hereford and South Herefordshire MP: Jesse Norman (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 November 1984
Type
Sun-dial
OS grid reference
SO 353 337
Coordinates
51.99835, -2.94247
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The sun-dial base, shaft, and platform, located about 40 yards south of the Church of St Margaret, is likely from the 18th century. It is constructed from sandstone rubble and ashlar. The structure features a rubble base with one step leading to a small stone base, an octagonal shaft with stop-chamfers at the bottom, and a chamfered octagonal platform top that has attachments for a sun-dial. This sun-dial is an important addition to the variety of monuments found in the churchyard.

Local climate

Sun-Dial Base, Shaft and Platform About 40 Yards South of Church of St Margaret receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 50% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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