Sundial, Asknish House is a Grade B listed building in the Argyll and Bute local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 20 July 1971. Sundial.

Sundial, Asknish House

WRENN ID
far-stair-mist
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Argyll and Bute
Constituency
Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber MP: Brendan O'Hara (SNP)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
20 July 1971
Type
Sundial
OS grid reference
NR 929 914
Coordinates
56.0706, -5.32829
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The sundial at Asknish House dates from the later 17th century and is made of stone. It features the inscription SDC/LHL, which stands for Sir Duncan Campbell of Auchinbreck, 4th Baronet, and Lady Henrietta Lindsay.

Local climate

Sundial, Asknish House sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,810 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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