Sundial About 8 Metres South of Boughton Monchelsea Place is a Grade II listed building in the Maidstone local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 March 1987. Sundial.

Sundial About 8 Metres South of Boughton Monchelsea Place

WRENN ID
third-chimney-plover
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Maidstone
Constituency
Weald of Kent MP: Katie Lam (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 March 1987
Type
Sundial
Address
Sundial About 8 Metres South of Boughton Monchelsea Place, ME17 4BU
OS grid reference
TQ 771 499
Coordinates
51.22131, 0.53553
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This sundial, located about 8 metres south of Boughton Monchelsea Place, dates from the mid-19th century. It features a stone vase with a square base and a lightly-corniced octagonal top. The sundial has a complex scientific dial and a triangular gnomon that supports two independently-moveable metal clock hands. It is included in the listing for its group value.

Local climate

Sundial About 8 Metres South of Boughton Monchelsea Place receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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