The Capuchin sundial is a very early design, probably from the 1500s. The dial is held by hand and it can find the time from the sun’s altitude.
Telling time through the ages
Sundial expert and student of time Kevin Karney gave another of his fascinating talks on telling time through the ages to the audience of NADFAS members at their monthly meeting held in the Victoria Halls, Helensburgh, on Tuesday this week. NADFAS, the National Association of Decorative & Fine Arts Societies, is a leading arts charity and this was the second group in the Scotland and Northern Ireland area to have invited Kevin to speak recently Continue reading
Kilgraston independent school for girls has added a 
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. 
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 
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The summer show season is in full swing and our sundial displays are proving very popular. At 
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 
Scented lotus blossom floating on a lake is the setting for poetry on our