Sundial, Howkerse is a Grade B listed building in the Falkirk local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 15 October 1972.

Sundial, Howkerse

WRENN ID
shifting-iron-sorrel
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Falkirk
Constituency
Alloa and Grangemouth MP: Brian Leishman (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
15 October 1972
OS grid reference
NS 907 837
Coordinates
56.03442, -3.75458
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The property comprises a two-storey stone farmhouse, dated 1734, with an early 19th century wing added. A modern window has been inserted into the front of the older building. A pedestal-type sundial is situated within the garden. Howkerse Farm is located at Skinflats.

Local climate

Sundial, Howkerse sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,050 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 62% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 52 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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