Sussex archaeological collections relating to the history and antiquities of the county . races of fire. 2. This dial adjoins No. 1. The height of thestylehole is 3ft. Sin. above ground level; there isno noon or medial line. It is 5|in. in diameter ;there is no circle or radiating lines, the divisionsbeing marked by holes, with the exception of themass hour, which is shewn by a line also. Thereare five holes between 6 and noon, and onebetween noon and 6 3. This dial is on the east face of the quoinstone below No. 2. The stylehole is 2ft. 6in. aboveground level; there is no noon line,
Sussex archaeological collections relating to the history and antiquities of the county . races of fire. 2. This dial adjoins No. 1. The height of thestylehole is 3ft. Sin. above ground level; there isno noon or medial line. It is 5|in. in diameter ;there is no circle or radiating lines, the divisionsbeing marked by holes, with the exception of themass hour, which is shewn by a line also. Thereare five holes between 6 and noon, and onebetween noon and 6 3. This dial is on the east face of the quoinstone below No. 2. The stylehole is 2ft. 6in. aboveground level; there is no noon line, but a horizontalline through the stylehole. The dial is 4in. diameter,and the divisions are marked by holes. The quadrant,from 6 to noon, has four divisions, as alsothat from noon to 6 The dial has been continued above the medialline possibly at a later period, the left-hand quadrantbeing divided into four irregular divisions, and theright-hand into two. 4. This dial is on a quoin stone on the south-eastcorner of the nave, two stones below dial No. 2. 134 PRIMITIVE SUNDIALS. 1. Sundial: Ford Church- ON WEST SUSSEX CHURCHES. 135 Its centre is 2ft. Bin. above the ground line,the stylehole is Jin. diameter and very shallow;the holes are also very small and of little noon line is marked by two pits, as well as thehorizontal medial line. There are three radial linesin the lower left-hand quadrant, the centre markingthe mass hour, and one in the right-hand quadrantfor 3 o clock. There are no divisions in the quadrantsabove the medial line. The markings are very faint, and it is doubtfulif this dial was ever in use. The centre line of the church is 7° north of trueeast and west. Climping Church. 11. There are three dials on the fine Norman towerof this church. 1. This dial is on the south-west buttress. Thest}dehole is 3ft. above ground level, fin. diameter,and lin. deep. The noon line is 2Jin. long, the dialbeing 5in. diameter; there are 13 holes arrangedin a ci
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