Walled Garden Sundial Pedestal is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 June 1987. Sundial.

Walled Garden Sundial Pedestal

WRENN ID
final-groin-bittern
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Thirsk and Malton MP: Kevin Hollinrake (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 June 1987
Type
Sundial
Address
Walled Garden Sundial Pedestal, Henderskelfe
OS grid reference
SE 714 699
Coordinates
54.12043, -0.90838
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The walled garden sundial pedestal at Castle Howard is a Grade II listed structure from the mid-18th century. It features a bronze sundial mounted on a stone pedestal, which stands approximately one metre tall. The pedestal is lobed and adorned with foliate decoration. The sundial itself is incised and includes a delicately-wrought gnomon.

Local climate

Walled Garden Sundial Pedestal receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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