Parish/District | Marston/South Kesteven |
Location | c. 4m south of the south east corner of the south porch of St Mary’s Church |
Category | Churchyard cross (now sundial) |
National Grid Ref | SK 89284 43704 |
Designation | Scheduled / Listed II |
Stone Type | Limestone |
Refs | AP Survey 9 Dec 1993; Davies, D S, 1913, Lincs N & Q, Vol XII No.5, p.143 |
Visits | AP 9 Dec 1993 | DS: 18 May 1999 | DS/HH: 5 July 2011 |
The charming 17th century sundial in the churchyard of St Mary’s in Marston is thought to re-use a massive medieval socket stone as its base – all the other elements of the sundial (plinth, shaft and head) appear to be later.
The socket stone is a large block c. 0.74m square and 0.66m high. It is of typical medieval form, plain with broaches (semi-pyramidal shaped blocks) and chamfered upper corners creating a top of octagonal section. A large recess, 0.54m square and about 20mm deep, has been cut into the top of the stone at a later date. The base for the cylindrical shaft of the sundial is set into this recess.
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