Sundial South of Wetheral Church is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. Sundial.

Sundial South of Wetheral Church

WRENN ID
steep-pillar-falcon
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cumberland
Constituency
Carlisle MP: Ms Julie Minns (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Sundial
OS grid reference
NY 468 543
Coordinates
54.8812, -2.83009
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This sundial, located south of Wetheral Church, dates back to 1751, as indicated on the dial, although the inscription naming the maker is too weathered to read. It is made of red sandstone and brass. The sundial features a polygonal column that is set in a carved stepped medieval cross socket, topped with a brass dial that displays Roman numerals. It is listed partly for its group value with Wetheral Church and other nearby monuments.

Local climate

Sundial South of Wetheral Church sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,090 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 79% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 54 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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  2. Church of the Holy Trinity and St Constantine Grade II* 44 m
  3. Dixon Monument in North-West Corner of Wetheral Churchyard Grade II 77 m
  4. Edenside Cottage the Cottage Grade II 168 m
  5. Wetheral Cross Grade II 180 m
  6. Walls of East Range of Wetheral Priory, East of Gatehouse Grade I 188 m
  7. River House Grade II 211 m
  8. Wetheral Abbey Farm Grade II 212 m
  9. The Grange Grade II 216 m
  10. Green Farm Grade II 219 m