Sundial, Mourne Presbyterian Churchyard, Greencastle Street, Kilkeel, Newry, Co Down is a Grade Record Only listed building in the Newry, Mourne and Down local planning authority area, Northern Ireland.

Sundial, Mourne Presbyterian Churchyard, Greencastle Street, Kilkeel, Newry, Co Down

WRENN ID
open-gallery-lark
Grade
Record Only
Local Planning Authority
Newry, Mourne and Down
Constituency
South Down MP: Chris Hazzard (SF)
Country
Northern Ireland
Address
Sundial, Mourne Presbyterian Churchyard, Greencastle Street, Kilkeel, Newry, Co Down, Magheramurphy
Irish grid reference
J 304 143
Coordinates
54.06222, -6.00872
Source
NI Environment Agency listing

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Description

This is a commemorative sundial associated with the earlier building that preceded the present Mourne Presbyterian Church. Located within the graveyard to the southeast of the church, it is situated to the left when approaching from Greencastle Street. The sundial consists of a finely-dressed, octagonal granite pedestal, formed in one piece, set on a square concrete base, itself placed over three roughly dressed granite paving slabs. A bronze dial, complete with a gnomon, tops the pedestal. The dial's face features the eight cardinal compass points, depicted with foliage, and Roman numerals around its outer edge. An inscription around the top outer edge reads "The gift of Robt Wallace, Newry, to the dissenting congregation of Kerkeel in Mourne. The Rev. M […] minister". The inscription on the bottom outer edge states "Made by G. Adams, […], London […] makers to his highness the Prince of Wales."

Presented to the congregation in 1757 by Robert Wallace, a Newry merchant, the sundial was likely a memorial to his father, Rev. Charles Wallace. The sundial has been relocated at least twice and is now situated close to its original placement.

Local climate

Sundial, Mourne Presbyterian Churchyard, Greencastle Street, Kilkeel, Newry, Co Down sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,160 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 96% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 3 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 2 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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