Sundial Approximately 20 Metres South of Dial House is a Grade II listed building in the North York Moors National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 July 1955. Sundial.
Sundial Approximately 20 Metres South of Dial House
- WRENN ID
- frozen-ember-sage
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North York Moors National Park
- Constituency
- Thirsk and Malton MP: Kevin Hollinrake (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 July 1955
- Type
- Sundial
- OS grid reference
- SE 682 900
- Coordinates
- 54.30145, -0.95212
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The sundial, located approximately 20 metres south of Dial House, dates from 1800 and is attributed to John Russell. It is constructed from ashlar stone set on a roughly dressed stone base, featuring cast-iron gnomons and brackets. The sundial is mounted on a tall stepped plinth, which consists of a cylindrical pedestal that supports a cube topped with a sphere. An inscription around the top of the pedestal reads: "ERECTED BY SUBSCRIPTION." The sloped cap of the cylinder includes a Time Equation table. The cube has east and west meridian dials carved on its east and west faces, along with north and south vertical direct dials on its north and south faces. The north face is also inscribed with the name and date: "J Russell Sculpit, August 27th, AD MDCCC." A horizontal dial is positioned on top, and the sphere indicates solar hours.
Local climate
Sundial Approximately 20 Metres South of Dial House receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 67% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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