Sundial Plinths & Pedestals

We offer a selection of plinths and pedestals designed for showing your sundial. They are made in Somerset by a second-generation family business.

Before a mould is produced the plinths are hand-carved by a Master Mason from natural stone, often with inspiration from nearby Wells Cathedral in the West Country. The company's craftsmen draw on local stone masonry tradition to skilfully produce a stone cast identical to natural stone in almost every way but one… cost.

They all contain natural Cotswold or Portland Stone - avoiding the false colours created using pigments or dyes. Crushed natural stone is used to produce a reconstructed stone with a fine honeycomb texture. Each plinth is hand-finished to make sure the appearance is as close as possible to natural cut stone.

Delivery is usually within 2 weeks to UK mainland addresses. Sometimes we can work miracles so if you are in a hurry it's always worth asking!

The Classical Collection

Tudor Plinth

Height 30″ (75cm)

The Tudor Plinth is in 3 parts (top, bottom and main column). The main column is hollow, making it easy to move around. The Tudor Plinth stands 30″ (75cm) high and the top is 13″ (33cm) square.

Available with a Portland grey finish (as shown) or Cotswold (cream coloured).

The plinth is also available 17″ high, making it ideal for smaller gardens or placing your sundial on a raised bed. (The top and bottom are identical to the 30″ but the column is shorter).

Shown with 50cm Armillary Sphere, these plinths are suitable for all our sundials.

Tudor 30″ £160

Tudor 17″ £130

Regency Urn Plinth

Height 28½″ (72cm)

The Regency Urn is made up of three sections - top, column and base.

The base is 14″ (35.5cm) wide and the column is 6½″ (16.5cm) at the waist tapering to 3″ (7.5cm) at the neck. The top is 13″ (33cm) across.

Shown in Cotswold Stone, the Regency Urn Plinth is only suitable for horizontal sundials.

Regency Urn £200

Large Doric

Height 42″ (107cm)

A beautiful plinth, the Large Doric is made on a grand scale to ideally suit larger sundials and the grandest of gardens.

Made from three sections, despite its size it is transportable, but it's advisable to have at least 2 people move it safely.

The base is 17″ (43cm) wide, the column is 10½″ (26.5cm) wide and the top 17″ (43cm) across.

Pictured in Cotswold Stone with 80cm armillary sphere.

Large Doric £550

The Weathered Collection

These plinths are treated with a unique process to give the texture and weathering appearance of age.

Fingest Plinth

Height 36″ (92cm) High

A solid column and standing 36″ (92cm) high with a width at the top of 11″ (28cm); the base is 13¾″ (32.5cm). This slender column (6″ 15.5cm at its narrowest) is cast in reconstituted stone and weathered to ensure it will be a fine addition to your garden.

Shown with 50cm armillary Sphere the Fingest Plinth is perfect for all our sundials except 12″ horizontal sundial.

Fingest Plinth £280

Cupola Octogon Column

Top approximately 8¾″

Height 34″ (86.5cm)

This column is in two pieces - base and column. The total height is 34″, the column is 8″ (22cm) wide, and the top is 8¾″ wide. The base is drilled out to reduce the weight.

Shown with 60cm armillary sphere, the Cupola Octogon Column is suitable for all our armillary spheres and the 8″ horizontal sundial.

Cupola Octogon Column £280

Doric Column

Height 46″ (117cm)

The Doric Column is in two sections - base column and top. Based on a column in Wells Cathedral it has a well-weathered finish to make it look like it's had centurites in the garden.

The top is 12″ (30cm) across and the column is 8″ (20cm) wide. The Doric Column can be shortened for a small cost.

Shown with 50cm armillary sphere

Doric Column £285

Staddle Stone Plinth

Height 26″

The Staddle Stone Plinth is a one piece column. It's base is 12″ (30cm) across and tapers to the top approximately 7½″ (19cm) wide.

Staddle stones can often be seen with a mushroom top and originally were used to stand grain stores on. The column kept the store off wet ground and the mushroom top stopped rats climbing into the grain. In time, the mushroom tops got lost or broken, so started the fashion of using them as pedestals.

The Staddle Stone Plinth is only suitable for armillary spheres.

Price £180

There is a £60 carriage charge for all plinths (Scottish highlands may be higher). All prices include VAT.