Sundial, Parterre, Tyninghame House is a Grade A listed building in the East Lothian local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 February 1971. Sundial.

Sundial, Parterre, Tyninghame House

WRENN ID
keen-cobble-mist
Grade
A
Local Planning Authority
East Lothian
Constituency
Lothian East MP: Mr Douglas Alexander (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
5 February 1971
Type
Sundial
OS grid reference
NT 618 798
Coordinates
56.00977, -2.61265
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The sundial at Tyninghame House is an ornate stone replica of the multiplex sundial from Newbattle Abbey. It is located on the parterre to the west of the house. The sundial features an octagonal base with a moulded octagonal pedestal that is topped by a sphinx. This pedestal supports a larger octagonal pedestal adorned with carved panels, which is capped by an intricately carved pinnacle resting on a masque and console base.

Local climate

Sundial, Parterre, Tyninghame House receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 11 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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