On the left edge, a bronze stump indicates that the gnomon — the "hand" of a sundial — has broken off. When 18th-century archaeologists stumbled on the object in their excavation tunnels under ...

An ornate 18th-century sundial made for the founder of the Royal Bank of Scotland has been acquired for the nation. The Ilay Glynne dial, which is now on display at the National Museum of Scotland ...