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St Alkmund's churchyard sundial is a mediaeval stone sundial located in the churchyard of St Alkmund's Church in Whitchurch, Shropshire. The monument dates to the mediaeval period, though the precise date of construction remains uncertain. The dial is carved from stone and represents the type of functional religious timepiece that would have been used to mark the canonical hours within the church community. Such sundials are characteristic features of mediaeval churchyards and reflect the importance of temporal regulation in monastic and parochial life during the Middle Ages.
Sundial in St Alkmund's churchyard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006268. View the official record →
St Alkmund's churchyard sundial is a mediaeval stone sundial located in the churchyard of St Alkmund's Church in Whitchurch, Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006268.
Sundial in St Alkmund's churchyard is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1006268.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pan Castle: a motte and bailey castle (2 km), Moated site immediately south east of Blake Mere (2 km), Wolvesacre Hall Moated Site (3.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Sundial in St Alkmund's churchyard's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Sundial in St Alkmund's churchyard stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.