The Labyrinth - Campbell Park, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, UK
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Dragontree
N 52° 02.844 W 000° 44.848
30U E 654464 N 5768704
This labyrinth lies on top of a hill in Campbell Park.
Waymark Code: WM5WMD
Location: Southern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/21/2009
Views: 13
The paved and grassy labyrinth swirls lie between a substantial evergreen hedge. There are steps to the north and then paths and parkland to the south and east following the hill crest. Also, attractive seats line the pathways.
At the centre of the labyrinth lies an armillary, working sundial described by the Milton Keynes website as follows: (
visit link)
'Armillary Sphere: Justin Tunley, 1995
Mild steel, laser cut and painted
The Labyrinth, near Silbury Boulevard
Commissioned by Midsummer Housing Association and donated to Milton Keynes Parks Trust
An armillary sphere is a model of the ancient celestial sphere used to fix the positions of heavenly bodies. A central 'gnomon' or shadow caster, runs through the centre of the sphere, parallel to the earth's axis. The gnomon casts a vertical shadow over the inside face of the planetary ring running around it. As the earth rotates, the relative positions of the sun, gnomon and planetary ring change, moving the shadow in a clockwise direction. The distinctive series of vertical and angled cuts around the planetary ring represent Roman numerals; those on the lower face representing Greenwich mean time, and those on the upper face, British summertime. The large holes running along the band's centre mark the hours, the smaller holes represent 10 minute intervals. Justin Tunley is a designer and artist who lives and works in Milton Keynes.'
At our visit there was lying snow on the ground which accentuated the labyrinths design.