The octagonal base and baluster shaft support a carved cube stone. Before restoration the stones were covered in moss lying on the ground in the owner’s garden. The bronze horizontal dial is new.
Stone sundials were common in Scotland in the 17th and 18th centuries. They stood in the gardens of great houses, and in public places. The geometric form of the sundial would reflect the popular interests of the day in science and mathematics, and many displayed complex multiple dials. Originally this particular sundial may have belonged to a country estate near Falkirk. The present owner has had it for many years and in 2023 decided to restore it. Continue reading