This sun dial in its general conception is unique, although its parts may be found in many others, for example the sun dials at Pinkie and Newbattle. The peculiarity of this dial consists in its vase form, being hollowed out on the inside and lineated so as to form a horizontal hollow dial. There is a hole in the bottom of the vase to allow the rain to escape. The history of the dial is not known other than it and the preceeding dial from Haddington were at one time together Bellevue at the west end of the town.