What is recorded here

Kelburn Castle, Kitchen Garden Sundial stands in North Ayrshire, Scotland, marking the passage of daylight across a private estate. The brass or stone disc may have guided gardeners when to plant, rest or leave the beds alone. Shadow and light still move across it, repeating a human rhythm older than memory.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Kelburn Castle, Kitchen Garden Sundial as Sundial (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Kelburn Castle, including its Kitchen Garden Sundial, was built by the Kennedy family, who held the lands of Kelburn from the 13th century. The sundial is important as a surviving example of domestic architecture and timekeeping in a historic Scottish estate setting.

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