319 - A CARVED LIMESTONE DUAL FACETED SUNDIALDATED 1859Witha cast iron gnomon, concave geometric carving to the sides, initialled anddated ‘WP 1859’, vacant recesses to sides43 x 43cm overall, the stone 30 x 30cmThe use of multi-dial sundials reached its apogee of expression in Scotland where polyhedral sundials are rare, but not uncommon. The more restrained twin dial arrangement of this example, vertical and horizontal dials, is more characteristic of English dials and it has been suggested that this may come from the Welsh borders.

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