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Duneane Church |
Duneane Parish Church (Church of Ireland). Sundial indicated by red arrows |
Built in 1729 to replace an earlier church, the Duneane Parish Church (C.of I.) has a vertical south facing slate dial at a height of approximately 4 metres and bears the inscriptions "DUNEAN CHURCH" and "Latitude 54..." It has time lines from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. marked by Roman numerals with XI instead of IX for 9. The hours are subdivided into 15 min divisions. It has a 'noon gap' to compensate for the original (now missing) gnomon thickness. |
The dial was damaged when the original gnomon was removed. The incorrectly mounted replacement renders the dial incapable of telling the time. |
Duneane
church is 2km west of Toomebridge on the Duneane Road Lat 54° 45' North Long 6° 25' West Irish Grid J 302100 390300 |