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Sundial, Stobhall Castle

A Category A Listed Building in Cargill, Perth and Kinross

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.4937 / 56°29'37"N

Longitude: -3.4112 / 3°24'40"W

OS Eastings: 313212

OS Northings: 734399

OS Grid: NO132343

Mapcode National: GBR V7.5X1P

Mapcode Global: WH6PZ.K1VQ

Plus Code: 9C8RFHVQ+FG

Entry Name: Sundial, Stobhall Castle

Listing Name: Stobhall, Sundial in Formal Garden to N of Dowery House

Listing Date: 5 October 1971

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 336948

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB5479

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200336948

Location: Cargill

County: Perth and Kinross

Electoral Ward: Strathmore

Parish: Cargill

Traditional County: Perthshire

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Description

Possibly 17th century. Detached sundial sited in Formal Garden to N of Dowery House, incorporating square cap with 4 hollow dials, ogee top and ball on Doric column with 3 dials half way up.

Statement of Interest

Formerly listed as 'Stobhall, Sundial No 1 approx 25 Yards North of Dowery House' Part of A Group with HB numbers 79, 5473-5, 5477, 5480-81 and 43856. An interesting early dial, closely resembling the style of dial listed by MacGibbon & Ross as 'Dials on Market and Other Crosses'. The simplicity of design contrasts with the Baroque style, employed more normally for obelisk type dials, which is much more exuberant and heavily carved. An almost identical dial (listed separately) is attached to the terrace wall sited to the SW of Dowery House. That example is dated 1957. A slightly different style of facetted dial (also listed separately) is located in the Octagonal Garden to the NE of Dowery House.

Dowery House dates from the 17th century and it was during this period, when gracious living began to flourish, that formal gardens were being developed around traditional tower houses in the form of 'parterres and knot gardens, sundials and fountains' (Buxbaum, p7). Intense scientific interest led to early publications on the construction of sundials 'in which definite rules are laid down for the guidance of the dial-maker, so as to ensure

his producing a work which will accurately note the passing hours' (MacGibbon & Ross, p357).

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