Solar and Lunar Dial by sossy
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Scotland, Argyll, Kilmartin
At the entrance to the graveyard in Kilmartin you will find a Solar and Lunar Dial with the inscription:
"The shadow in the Cup reads the ascent and declination of the sun daily and yearly. Also passages of the Moon"
Thanks a lot for all welcome comments! ;o)
Comments (25)
A great composition!!
Nicely captured! What a great piece of history!
Very old dial ! Great capture of ot !
very good image and interesting object!!
Very cool.
Very interesting capture!
Probably the oldest I've seen.
Way back then, these folks were much more knowledgeable then we give them credit for. Good capture.
Wonderful stone dial, interesting and excellent capture !
Excellent pic
Let Life Live written on the side of the top stone.....Interesting. Aloha
Amazing!
I've never understood quite how these worked or why but it is a great capture of this ancient device!
Excellent capture and interesting object!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fantastic stone and fabulous capture !!!
I want one for my garden !! will help me with my astronomy :) can it be shipped to Kalamata ? quietly that is so no one knows it's gone :) beautiful Rita and a most interesting object and I still want it shipping !! :)
ok, Rob, I try to create a galley with bryce and ship to kilmartin, steal the dial by night and bring it personally to you! and at the end they bury me in Kilmartins graveyard with a pirate headstone! ;o)
Interesting picture!!!!!!!
COOL
A wonderful photograph with a wonderful story.
Very interesting Dear Rita. It is quite a place, steeped in history. Hugs. Di. xx
Now this is very cool i like how they done this awesome capture.
Really cool sun dial!
Das funktioniert leider nicht bei Regenwetter. Interessant
this is cool . must be an old one
It says LET - LIFE - LIVE! So simple and yet so beautiful! A wonderful photo!