We don't have any photos of this building yet. Why don't you be the first to send us one?
Latitude: 55.9068 / 55°54'24"N
Longitude: -3.4236 / 3°25'25"W
OS Eastings: 311097
OS Northings: 669099
OS Grid: NT110690
Mapcode National: GBR 40J4.LF
Mapcode Global: WH6SP.CSYP
Plus Code: 9C7RWH4G+PH
Entry Name: Sundial, Bonnington House
Listing Name: Bonnington Sundial
Listing Date: 13 January 1975
Category: A
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 363717
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB26853
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Bonnington House, Sundial
ID on this website: 200363717
Location: Edinburgh
County: Edinburgh
Town: Edinburgh
Electoral Ward: Pentland Hills
Traditional County: Midlothian
Tagged with: Sundial
Late 17th century. Ashlar sandstone obelisk dial situated to W of Bonnington House directly in line from W entrance within former walled garden. Obelisk capping polyhedron on ornamental pedestal set on 3, diamond-aligned steps. Finial of obelisk broken off. Bowl-shaped and flat dial faces on polyhedron. Pedestal has bowl and heart-shaped carved cavities, flat dial faces, and armorial plaque with arms of Cunninghame of Belton and Bonnington in compartments on N side of pedestal. Gnomons missing.
The sundial belongs to the earlier building phase of Bonnington House. MacGibbon and Ross give the full dimensions of the dial as well as listing similar examples, particularly that at Barnbougle Castle Linlithgowshire which also has the Cunninghame arms on the base. Bonnington House and Bonnington dovecot are listed separately.
External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.
Other nearby listed buildings
