Sundial, South Church Street, Callander is a Grade C listed building in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 24 May 2000. Sundial. 1 related planning application.
Sundial, South Church Street, Callander
- WRENN ID
- hollow-screen-sparrow
- Grade
- C
- Local Planning Authority
- Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park
- Constituency
- Stirling and Strathallan MP: Chris Kane (Lab)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 24 May 2000
- Type
- Sundial
- Address
- Sundial, South Church Street, Callander, FK17 8BN
- OS grid reference
- NN 628 077
- Coordinates
- 56.24223, -4.21386
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The sundial located on South Church Street in Callander dates back to 1753 and is recognized for its local historical and architectural significance. It was originally situated in the garden of the Roman Camp House, which is now a hotel, and was moved to its current location in the early 20th century. The sundial was gifted to the people of Callander by Lord Esher, who owned the Roman Camp House at that time. Recently, the south end of South Church Street underwent urban landscaping, and the sundial was included in this project.
The sundial is made of white limestone and features a circular shaft with an ornate Ionic capital resting on a moulded base. Atop the capital is a flat square head that holds a metal dial. The shaft is inscribed with the date '1753' and includes the following inscription: "I mark not the hours unless they bring light, I mark not the hours of darkness and night, My promise is only to follow the sun, And point out the course his chariot doth run."
Local climate
Sundial, South Church Street, Callander sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,440 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 79% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 59 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 36 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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