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Huntly Castle Hotel, Sundial

Sundial (period Unassigned)
Huntly Castle Hotel, Sundial
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Huntly Castle Hotel, Sundial stands in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, marked on the official map to the nearest metre. The castle hotel gives the sundial a rare identity, suggesting shadows once fell across a place where people ate, drank and remembered. Time still moves there, but it belongs to the castle rather than a forgotten field.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Huntly Castle Hotel, 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.
Huntly Castle Hotel, Sundial is associated with the historic Huntly Castle, which was originally built by the Gordon family, Earls of Huntly, in the 16th century. The castle and its features, including the sundial, are remembered for their historical and architectural significance in the context of Scottish noble heritage.

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Photo: Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0