Kilgraston independent school for girls has added a Solar Time precision sundial to the teaching facilities at their new science centre, which opened in 2014 on Kilgraston’s beautiful campus in Perthshire, Scotland. This unique sundial Continue reading
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Scottish Love in Action
Lighting Candles in India
“The problem is very big. But it is better to light a candle rather than blame the darkness. Everyone can be a candle to give new life to children.” Dr Premdas, Founder, Light of Love Children’s Home & School.
‘Lighting Candles in India’ is a short and moving documentary film about transforming destitute children’s lives at the Light of Love Home and School in the town of Tuni in the state of Andra Pradesh in southeast India. We were very privileged to be invited to the film’s preview showing in Edinburgh on Thursday evening. We found it hugely inspiring . Continue reading
Bonne Annee La France
A HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone and especially to France where our first sundial for 2015 has just arrived. It is a special edition of our Orbdial and its place and time are marked with detailed engravings and personal inscriptions. Continue reading
Murrayfield garden sundial
While North played South in international rugby at Murrayfield stadium, Edinburgh—where Scotland met and won against Argentina on Saturday—we were only a drop-kick’s distance away proudly installing a new south-facing Solar Time sundial in a Murrayfield private garden. This was a special installation for a special person—a 50th birthday present from wife to husband Continue reading
Blair Castle International Horse Trials
The Blair Castle International Horse Trials and Country Fair is the best outdoor show you could ever want for spending one or more days enjoying yourselves, with spectacular and entertaining horse and pony events, fabulous mountain surroundings, and the glistening white backdrop of Blair Castle. Continue reading
The Scottish Game Fair 2014
The summer show season is in full swing and our sundial displays are proving very popular. At The Scottish Game Fair held in the grounds of Scone Palace near Perth our stand was outdoors and we were lucky with spells of bright sunshine, which is always a plus for showing sundials Continue reading
The Royal Highland Show 2014
The Royal Highland Show went well for us. After all the preparation beforehand it always seems to be a blur with so many visitors to our stand as each day goes by. This year we tried to create a compact and colourful display showing different sundial designs and new pedestals set among an arrangement of bright blossoms of garden flowers. Continue reading
Sundial shows from spring to autumn
The flowers of spring are at last basking in sunshine, even confounding the forecast of rain for the opening of Caol Ruadh Sculpture Park’s 2014 Connections Exhibition, which runs from Sunday 11 May until 14 September, Continue reading
Scented lotus blossom on Chinese sundial
Scented lotus blossom floating on a lake is the setting for poetry on our Orbit sundial commissioned for a client in China. The characters are in Chinese and until now we had no idea of their meaning. Continue reading
Scottish sundials appeal to Morningside ladies
Photo: Dennis Cowan
Ladies of Morningside listened with lively interest to the stories of Scottish sundials in Alastair Hunter’s talk at their regular meeting on 13 January. The tale of the noble Lady of Lethington Continue reading