Sundial, Arthurstone House is a Grade B listed building in the Perth and Kinross local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 October 1971. Sundial.

Sundial, Arthurstone House

WRENN ID
veiled-cloister-dust
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Perth and Kinross
Constituency
Angus and Perthshire Glens MP: Dave Doogan (SNP)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
5 October 1971
Type
Sundial
OS grid reference
NO 261 429
Coordinates
56.57235, -3.20358
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The sundial at Arthurstone House, dated 1760, features a stone shaft and multiple dials, positioned on an octagonal stepped plinth topped with a ball finial. It is visible from Arthurstone House. The sundial has a square base adorned with bas relief figures on each face, and the round shaft is decorated with bas relief Corinthian columns and foliate designs. There are four dials equipped with metal gnomons and inscribed markings.

Local climate

Sundial, Arthurstone House sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,010 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 68 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 39 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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