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English: St Gobban's Church, Portbraddan, County Antrim. [2] Plaque on the exterior wall of 819945. The latin roughly translates as "I only see the hours of the rising sun". The plaque relates to a sundial on the church - see 1265667. This would appear to work only during the morning hours of the day - this fits in well with the latin inscription and with its position on the east wall of the church. In this case the letters V A.M. presumably mark the position of the shadow at 5a.m. and the M in M. XII denotes Meridies (i.e. 12 noon). The 'A' motif relates to the owner of the church, Reverend John McConnell Auld (Con Auld). With great thanks to 'JB' for help with the latin translation and James Yardley https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/12972 for an excellent explanation of the sundial.
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Camera location55° 14′ 05″ N, 6° 24′ 57″ W  Heading=270° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
Object location55° 14′ 05″ N, 6° 24′ 57″ W  Heading=270° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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