Sundial, Brighton Park, Edinburgh is a Grade B listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 14 December 1970. Sundial.

Sundial, Brighton Park, Edinburgh

WRENN ID
over-steel-lake
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
City of Edinburgh
Constituency
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh MP: Chris Murray (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
14 December 1970
Type
Sundial
Address
Sundial, Brighton Park, Edinburgh, EH15 1LT
OS grid reference
NT 303 736
Coordinates
55.9511, -3.11664
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The sundial in Brighton Park, Edinburgh, dates back to the 18th century, with alterations made in the late 19th century. It is made of cubic ashlar stone and features two steps leading up to the pedestal. The sundial has a moulded base and battered coping, topped with a later thistle finial. There are no surviving gnomons.

Local climate

Sundial, Brighton Park, Edinburgh receives an average of 960 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 52% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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