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| HER Number: | MDV108273 |
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| Name: | Mount Boone Landscaped Park and Gardens |
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Summary
Late 18th century designed landscape to the north of Mount Boone House, including a walled garden, lodges, a bathing house in the guise of a fort, a grotto and hermitage.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 871 519 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX85SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmouth |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TOWNSTAL |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Historic parkland and Listed Building (Grade II) Hermitage Castle associated with Mount Boone House and earthworks of Sandquay Mill leat
Other References/Statuses
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LANDSCAPE PARK (XVIII to XIX - 1701 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Maps and Apportionments (Website). SDV349463.
The tithe apportionment lists a number of plantations as well as a lawn, orchard, garden, walled garden, lodges, 'Hermitage Green', 'Castle Pond', and 'Castle Cottage & Fortress', however the grotto is not mentioned.
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
'Mount Boone' shown. Also various features of the estate, such as the lodges and the 'fort' (marked 'Castle'). Extent of the designed landscape is not fully understood.
Brown, J., 2013, Mr Seale's Woods: The Eighteenth Century Landscape of Mount Boone, Dartmouth, 13-17 (Article in Serial). SDV357310.
During the course of research on the historic landscape of the Britannia Royal Naval College it became apparent that the remnants of the late 18th century pleasure garden survived beneath the contemporary landscape designed by Henry Milner. John Seale inherited the estate in 1777 and shortly afterwards began the creation of a new landscape on a grand scale. In accordance with the fashions of the time, Seale populated his gardens with small buildings and structures in the Picturesque manner. There were two principal pathways running through the woods, a lower route running just above the shoreline of Old Mill Creek, and another one through the upper part of the wood. These drives created a circular route, which was carefully composed to present a series of vistas, and with various small buildings constructed to provide places of rest, viewpoints and eyecatchers. See article for full details.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. [Mapped feature: #67654 ] |
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| SDV349463 | Website: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Maps and Apportionments. http://devon.gov.uk. Website. |
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| SDV357310 | Article in Serial: Brown, J.. 2013. Mr Seale's Woods: The Eighteenth Century Landscape of Mount Boone, Dartmouth. The Devon Gardens Trust Journal. 3. A4 Paperback + Digital. 13-17. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV65823 | Parent of: Grotto north of Brittannia Royal Naval College (Monument) |
| MDV49960 | Parent of: Hermitage Castle, Old Mill Creek (Building) |
| MDV74864 | Parent of: Higher Lodge, Mount Boone Estate (Monument) |
| MDV65821 | Parent of: Lower Lodge, Formerly Sandquay Lodge (Monument) |
| MDV65825 | Parent of: Middle Lodge, Mount Boone Estate (Monument) |
| MDV75022 | Parent of: Mount Boone House Boundary Wall (Building) |
| MDV53954 | Related to: Mount Boone House (Monument) |
| MDV105918 | Related to: Park and Gardens at Britannia Naval College (Park/Garden) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 13 2018 11:24AM |
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