Mas de Genet Sundial, Saignon, Apt, France - Sundials on Waymarking.com

Just east of Apt, halfway up to the perched village of Saignon is an old stone farm house visible across a vineyard. This is Mas de Genet, owned by Stephen and Meg Parker. On the south wall is an engraved stone sundial designed and installed by Walking Shadow Designs, Roger Bailey. The Parkers live there and have two holiday suites (gites) available for rent. The Baileys have stayed there several times and recommend it as an excellent base for exploring Provence. In 2003, Roger designed a sundial for the south facing wall of the old stone farm house. This design on a piece of cardboard was left as a gift for the house. When the Baileys returned the next year they had local craftsmen, a mason to engrave the dial and blacksmith to fabricate the gnomon and support brackets. During the 2004 visit they installed the gnomon and mounted the dial on the wall. At the first shadow celebration on Steven Parker’s birthday, the sundial was unveiled in the company of their friends.

The design was done from basic principles as the designer had no computers, files or instruments. The full story is told in a couple of presentations “Designing a Sundial from Scratch” available on the Walking Shadow Designs website (www.walkingshadow.info).

The design was inspired by the many Pascal sundials in the area. The dial is south facing with no declination. The dimensions of the limestone slab are 20” wide, 32” high and 2” thick. It was a heavy object to hold over your head while on a rickety ladder mounting the dial on the wall! The motto is CARPE DIEM.

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Sundial Type: Vertical - Wall mounted dial plate Related Web Site: Not listed

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