Turret
On the South corner of the castle buildings there is a turret with a sundial carved into it. The sundial has the words "latet ultima" and "Cursum Perfico" which translates to "the last is hidden" and "I stay the course". The turret is also home to the Hunterston Bees, if you click the link shown as turret bees you can read more about this.
The sundial used to keep pretty good time but in recent years with the growth of trees the time has got less accurate due to the sunlight being sheildes by branches and leaves of the neighbouring beech trees.
The sundial used to keep pretty good time but in recent years with the growth of trees the time has got less accurate due to the sunlight being sheildes by branches and leaves of the neighbouring beech trees.
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