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This dial would have been made for use in England as the signature would have been "King George III of Great Britain" had it been for overseas use rather than abbreviated signature on this example. The latitude suggests a location in Devon or Cornwall.
An almost identical sundial is located on the terrace of Culzean Castle in Ayrshire former home of the Marquess on Ailsa.
Literature:
John R. Millburn, Adams of Fleet Street: Instruments makers to George III, Aldershot, 2000