Monument record MDO37625 - Grotto in the gardens at Duntish Court, also known as Castle Hill, Buckland Newton

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A grotto constructed of stone rubble and flint, a feature of the eighteenth-century landscaped gardens.

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Mowl attributes the grotto to the Lanes of Tisbury on stylistic grounds <2> and grotto restorer and historian Diana Reynell has confirmed to the Dorset Gardens Trust that the grotto is attributable to the Lanes of Tisbury on stylistic grounds, with three archways being particularly characteristic of their work.

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  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 1. 52.
  • <2> Monograph: Mowl, T. 2003. Historic Gardens of Dorset. 75-6.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 69168 06760 (10m by 9m)
Map sheet ST60NE
Civil Parish Buckland Newton; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Buckland Newton 4

Record last edited

Feb 26 2016 5:03PM

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