Sundial, Castle Fraser is a Grade A listed building in the Aberdeenshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 16 April 1971. Sundial.

Sundial, Castle Fraser

WRENN ID
odd-plinth-falcon
Grade
A
Local Planning Authority
Aberdeenshire
Constituency
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine MP: Andrew Bowie (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
16 April 1971
Type
Sundial
OS grid reference
NJ 723 125
Coordinates
57.20315, -2.45959
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The sundial at Castle Fraser dates back to the 17th century. It features a complex lectern design made of freestone, which is mounted on a tapering granite shaft.

Local climate

Sundial, Castle Fraser receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 96% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 60 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 38 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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