Sun Dial About 80 Yards North North West of Great House is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 February 1988. Sun-dial.
Sun Dial About 80 Yards North North West of Great House
- WRENN ID
- lost-rampart-oak
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 February 1988
- Type
- Sun-dial
- OS grid reference
- SO 452 491
- Coordinates
- 52.13812, -2.8017
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This sun-dial, located about 80 yards north-north-west of Great House, dates from the mid to late 18th century. It is made of finely carved limestone and features a bronze dial and gnomon. The overall height of the sun-dial is approximately 3 feet 6 inches. It has a square base with chamfered top edges and a large helical baluster that includes a capital adorned with two rows of projecting acanthus leaves. The top is octagonal and has an egg and dart cornice. The dial is inscribed with the name J WRIGHT and includes an incised dog design.
Local climate
Sun Dial About 80 Yards North North West of Great House receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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