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CianMcLiam Jan 31, 2006 20:54:00
Replying to FourWinds

This is pretty difficult to get a good photograph of but it does certainly look like a representation of a sundial: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v463/CianMcLiam/Knowth009.jpg

Its on top of one of the kerbstones around the main mound at Knowth, very near the East enterance.

F FourWinds
FourWinds Jan 31, 2006 20:58:51
Replying to CianMcLiam

That's where the other one is at Knowth!!!!

P PeterH
PeterH Jan 31, 2006 21:18:53
Replying to CianMcLiam

We need to pause for thought here. How old is this sundial design? Can we trace this design back link by link? The reason I'm asking is because I'm wondering if we are not seeing Dark Age sundials carved on to earlier monuments. Look at the Anglian sundial from the Bewcastle Cross (apologies for crap photo) http://www.megalithic.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=a312&file=index&do=showpic&pid=18780

M moss
moss Feb 1, 2006 09:03:12
Replying to CianMcLiam

This Knowth sundial looks like early Saxon. They divided their lines into 8s, more to do with the different masses, though they used the 24 hour system - tid. When you get more lines it is probably later. So...... what were those early monks doing round Knowth?