Large Sundial, Schivas House is a Grade B listed building in the Aberdeenshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 16 April 1984. Sundial.
Large Sundial, Schivas House
- WRENN ID
- over-stronghold-rush
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Constituency
- Gordon and Buchan MP: Harriet Cross (Con)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 16 April 1984
- Type
- Sundial
- OS grid reference
- NJ 897 368
- Coordinates
- 57.42151, -2.17308
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The large sundial at Schivas House dates back to the 17th century and was originally located at the town house of the Earls Marischal in Aberdeen. Around 1789, it was moved to the old house of Rubislaw and later transported to Rubislaw Den by Lord Catto. The sundial stands 9 feet 5 inches high and features two hollow dial blocks topped with a ball finial. It is supported by a table that rests on balusters, with a moulded base of the same dimensions and a step.
Local climate
Large Sundial, Schivas House receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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