Sundial, Broomholm House is a Grade B listed building in the Dumfries and Galloway local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 12 July 1988.
Sundial, Broomholm House
- WRENN ID
- lunar-stair-candle
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Constituency
- Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale MP: David Mundell (Con)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 12 July 1988
- OS grid reference
- NY 373 816
- Coordinates
- 55.12568, -2.98473
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
This sundial dates from 1756. It is a square-headed sundial with a ball finial, set on a drum-shaped base. The base stands on two concentric steps. The sundial is constructed of ashlar stone.
Local climate
Sundial, Broomholm House sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,110 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 80% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 53 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 30 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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