What is recorded here

Sundial associated with Portnason House (see 40910764), erected c. 1840, comprising a dressed ashlar plinth (on circular-plan) having chamfered dressed ashlar table/platform over with central copper sundial mechanism having graduated dial face on (circular-plan) with perforated gnomon over. Set on section of modern flagstone paving in lawned area. Located to the front (south) of Portnason House in extensive mature landscaped grounds, and to the south-west of Ballyshannon town centre.

This sundial creates an interesting and attractive decorative feature within the grounds of Portnason House (40910764). It is well-crafted in good quality dressed ashlar masonry, and it is clearly the work of skilled craftsmen. It may have been moved in recent years to its current site from another location within the grounds of the house but it now forms a focal point to the front of the main house. Sundials are a feature that were frequently erected in county estates during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries but are now increasingly rare survivals. This curious feature is an interesting addition to the built heritage of south County Donegal, and forms part of a group of structures associated with Portnason House.

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