Aberdour, Fife - NT 193853 - NMRS - Ross 484

Lat: 56:03:13N Lon: 3:17:50W

A cube dial with a sloping top (resulting in 8 dials) and a ball finial with a rod gnomon passing through it. The ball is marked with arabic figures N-S and Roman numerals on the central band. On the North face is an equation table and Lat 54º45'.

The entire dial is 8 feet 5 inches high with the faces of the cube dial being 16 inches square.

The dial is originally from Castle Wigg, Kircudbrightshire, and was restored and erected in 1972 (Historic Buildings & Monuments Department).

Also at Aberdour Castle are an attached dial and an interesting horizontal dial.

Visited 15 Sept 1985 - A. R. Somerville

Visited 11 May 2006 - Author