St Leonards Church - Eynsham- Oxfordshire
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Norfolk12
N 51° 46.800 W 001° 22.428
30U E 612182 N 5737820
The lovely Perpendicular doorway leads to the churchyard, where the outer wall buttresses of the south aisle bear 'scratch' dials, an early type of sundial
Waymark Code: WM6PJG
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/02/2009
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on the buttress of this 13th century church,
The missing gnomon would have been horizontal.
Although mass dials with a semicircle of dots are not uncommon, this example is carefully made. The three groups of five dots are unusual and probably mark the morning, noon and afternoon services. The larger dots are at hour intervals, the smaller ones being the half hours.
Sundial Type: Other
Related Web Site: Not listed
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