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Summary

Earthworks and structures of ornamental gardens within the grounds of Buckland Abbey are visible on aerial photographs. The features were recorded as part of the Tamar Valley NMP project.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1018366: Buckland Abbey
• Listed Building (II) 1105455: KITCHEN GARDEN WALL DIRECTLY TO NORTH-EAST OF TOWER AND ADJOINING OUTBUILDING

Other References/Statuses

• Tide Project: 24/06/2020

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ORNAMENTAL GARDEN (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2013 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Possible gardens and structures are depicted here on this map.

Cornwall Archaeological Unit, 2001-2002, Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Transcriptions and Database Records, SX4866/8-9, DAP6056/04-5 (Interpretation). SDV346287.

Earthwork ditch and banked features and structures of ornamental gardens at Buckland Abbey are visible on aerial photographs.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2016, Backlog Recording of the Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Survey (Personal Comment). SDV359374.

Laid gardens are symbolised here on the Ordnance Survey First Edition map. The ornamental garden features recorded here are associated with Buckland Abbey MDV5451. Only part of the photo reference is given in the transcription attributes, so the date of the photographs is not known.

Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6911 - Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme

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