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| HER Number: | MDV2176 |
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| Name: | Sundial at St Peters, Bittadon |
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Summary
Sundial on wall of St Peter's parish church.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 545 414 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS54SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bittadon |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BITTADON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS54SW/16/2
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SUNDIAL (Dated, XVIII - 1764 AD to 1764 AD)
Full description
Crowley, J., 1957, Sundials in North Devon, 181, (Article in Serial). SDV273904.
Gnomon placed diagonally on wall to compensate for incorrect orientation of latter. Signed by John Berry and dated 1764. Very elaborate dial; the lines of the tropics of cancer and capricorn and of the equator are shown; the symbols of the houses of the zodiac and also lines indicating midday at places as widely divergent as Samarcand, Mexico, Babylon, Lisbon, Paris. Berry may have copied this from William Leybourne's dialling. Motto: 'Memor esto brevis aevi'.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV273904 | Article in Serial: Crowley, J.. 1957. Sundials in North Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 89. A5 Hardback. 181,. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV2178 | Part of: St Peter's Church, Bittadon (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 9 2019 5:46PM |
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