Sundial, Lochinch Castle is a Grade B listed building in the Dumfries and Galloway local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 28 January 2000. Sundial.

Sundial, Lochinch Castle

WRENN ID
plain-niche-heath
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Dumfries and Galloway
Constituency
Dumfries and Galloway MP: John Cooper (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
28 January 2000
Type
Sundial
OS grid reference
NX 105 617
Coordinates
54.91451, -4.95645
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The sundial at Lochinch Castle dates from the late 17th century, with its shaft and steps, while the polygonal dial was replaced in 1889. It features circular stone steps that are approximately 10 feet in diameter. The sundial is supported by a column with Ionic capitals, which is intricately carved with spiralling vines. It includes ovolo moulding and a polygonal faced dial, with cup hollows on alternating faces. At the top, there is a ball finial.

Local climate

Sundial, Lochinch Castle sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,280 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 94% 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 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 0.3°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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