Kinloch Anderson 150th Anniversary Sundial

As the Botanic Gardens are still closed, we went next door, to Inverleith Park, after delivering face masks nearby. I'm not familiar with this area so was surprised to find the Kinloch Anderson sundial, with strong sunlight to create the requisite shadows.

The Kinloch Anderson Sundial was originally gifted to the City of Edinburgh by Councillor W Joseph Kinloch Anderson in 1890, and has been standing as the centrepiece of the Sundial Garden in nearby Inverleith Park since it opened in 1891. The sundial was restored in 2018 on the occasion of  the company's 150th Anniversary, from a sorry state, as blipped by Pleach

The company also created a new tartan to coincide with the restoration: the tartan sett is based on the Anderson Clan tartan, thereby recognising the Company’s original name of William Anderson and Son’s Ltd.  The tartan colours have been chosen to reflect the sandstone shade of the Sundial, the green of Inverleith Park where the Sundial is located, the blue for the Water of Leith where the Kinloch Anderson Company has been located since 1990, three gold lines which represent the three Royal Warrants which the Company holds as Tailors and Kiltmakers to Her Majesty the Queen, His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh and His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and six fine burgundy red lines are for the six generations of the Company’s family ownership and management.


Although the park was busy on such a sunny, summery day, social distancing was mostly well-observed and we saw only two disposable barbecues in use.

I had intended blipping the sunset at its farthest north position but forgot the time and it was gone before I remembered, leaving only a little colour in the sky.

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