Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB16/03/010 B

Address :
Sundial Mourne Presbyterian Churchyard Greencastle Street Kilkeel Newry Co Down

Townland:
Magheramurphy

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Survey 2:
Record Only

Date of Listing:

Date of De-listing:

Current Use:
Sundial

Former Use
Sundial

Conservation Area:
No

Industrial Archaeology:
No

Vernacular:
No

Thatched:
No

Monument:
No

Derelict:
No

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OS Map No:
284/8 NW

IG Ref:
J3043 1439

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Owner Category

Church - Presbyterian

Exterior Description And Setting

Located in graveyard to south east of church, at left on approach from Greencastle St. Single one-piece finely-dressed, octagonal granite pedestal on a square concrete base over three roughly dressed granite paving slabs. Surmounted by a bronze dial complete with gnomon. The face is inscribed with the eight cardinal compass points (foliated) and Roman numerals to outer dial. Its outer edge at top is inscribed ‘The gift of Robt Wallace, Newry, to the dissenting congregation of Kerkeel in Mourne. The Rev. M […] minister’ Its outer edge at bottom is inscribed ‘Made by G. Adams, […], London […] makers to his highness the Prince of Wales’

Architects

Not Known

Historical Information

Presented to the congregation in 1757 by Robert Wallace, a Newry merchant, probably as a memorial to his father, Rev. Charles Wallace. Relocated at least twice, it is now near its original position. Source: 1. H.S. Irvine (1997), The big meeting: the history of Mourne Presbyterian Church, 1696-1996, p.87.

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

Not listed

Historic Interest

Not listed

Evaluation

An unusual commemorative memorial associated with the church which preceded the present one.

General Comments

Date of Survey

27 August 1998