Durham 031222 4855
Durham, 3 December 2022. The first fortress here was around 1072 but little remains from before 1340. Construction of the cathedral started in 1093 and most was completed within forty years, although there have been later additions and alterations. The castle was really a bishop's palace with some fortification, but despite this it was the only northern castle never to fall to the Scots; it is now part of Durham University.
The British Sundial Society records little history relating to this sundial beyond a first mention in 1983, although that could be the year in which it was installed. It does not look to be very stable. The location is in the College, on a south facing buttress of the Great Kitchen.
Durham 031222 4855
Durham, 3 December 2022. The first fortress here was around 1072 but little remains from before 1340. Construction of the cathedral started in 1093 and most was completed within forty years, although there have been later additions and alterations. The castle was really a bishop's palace with some fortification, but despite this it was the only northern castle never to fall to the Scots; it is now part of Durham University.
The British Sundial Society records little history relating to this sundial beyond a first mention in 1983, although that could be the year in which it was installed. It does not look to be very stable. The location is in the College, on a south facing buttress of the Great Kitchen.