Kirkdale Sundial
Coordinates: 54°15′47.15″N 0°57′44.9″W / 54.2630972°N 0.962472°W / 54.2630972; -0.962472
The Saxon sundial at St Gregory's Minster, Kirkdale, near Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire, England is an ancient sundial which dates to the mid 11th century. The panel containing the actual sundial above the church doors is flanked by two panels, bearing a rare inscription in Old English, the language of the Anglo-Saxons. The sundial was commissioned by the Viking Orme Gamalson, who also rebuilt the church.
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