Hi Andrew, You are quite right, and any visitor to the area might like to know that Aberdour has, in addition to the vertical dial in 'Earth picture of the Day', at least two others, one being, the fine multiple that you mention. That one has a 4-dial cube (NSEW), with 4 reclining dials above, all with their gnomons; and is topped with a sphere dial. The third is a horizontal on an elaborately carved stone plinth set on 4 stone balls. I have little information on this one, and would much appreciate close-up photo, and more details, from any visitor.
Anyone thinking of a holiday in Scotland has of course a wealth of good dials to enjoy, many being complex multiples. Regards, John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Pettit" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 11:00 PM Subject: FW: Earth Picture of the Day 26th. April 2010 > > > > Andrew Pettit > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > e-mail: [email protected] > > Postman Pat: 3, Lucastes Road, HAYWARDS HEATH, West Sussex, RH16 1JJ > ENGLAND > > Tel. UK: +44 (0)1444 453111 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > -----Original Message----- > From: Andrew Pettit [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 27 April 2010 09:10 > To: 'Richard Mallett'; '[email protected]' > Subject: RE: Earth Picture of the Day 26th. April 2010 > > Richard > > Aberdour a is relatively small place yet this is not the only dial to see > ~ > there is also a polyhedron dial! > > As I recall it is also in the grounds of the castle. > > Perhaps others can give further information. > > Regards > > Andrew Pettit ~ who lives well south of you in England (leave alone the > Scottish border). > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On > Behalf Of Richard Mallett > Sent: 26 April 2010 22:24 > To: Sundial Mailing List > Subject: Earth Picture of the Day 26th. April 2010 > > Today's Earth Picture of the Day at http://epod.usra.edu/ is of a sundial > at > Aberdour Castle at Fife in Scotland that (according to the contributor > Jeanette Stafford) is over 300 years old. If it is no longer the 26th. > when > you read this, you will have to click on Previous :-) > > -- > -- > Richard Mallett > Eaton Bray, Dunstable > South Beds. UK > > > --------------------------------------------------- > https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial > > --------------------------------------------------- > https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial > > > --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
