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Summary

Kitchen garden walls approximately 200 metres west of Escot House. Probably 18th century, patched in the 19th century.

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II) 1333747: KITCHEN GARDEN WALLS APPROXIMATELY 220 METRES WEST OF ESCOT
• SHINE: Cropmarks of possible prehistoric or Roman settlement, ditches of water meadow system, section of former leat to Talaton Mill and Escot Park, an C18 historic parkland
• SHINE: Cropmarks of possible prehistoric or Roman settlement, ditches of water meadow system, section of former leat to Talaton Mill and Escot Park, an C18 historic parkland

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SY09NE/16/4
• Old Listed Building Ref (II): 86917
• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• GARDEN WALL (XVIII to XIX - 1701 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Department of Environment, 1988, Talaton, 140 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV341348.

Kitchen garden walls, the garden now used for aquaculture. Probably c18, patched in the C19. Red brick, random bonding tending towards English bond, stone coping. Tall wall enclosing a large former kitchen garden on a south-facing slope. There are gateways in the west and east end, the former with round-headed arch. Late C19- early C20 glasshouse at the top end. These garden walls form part of a good group of listed buildings set in a landscaped park close to Escot (q.v.).

Clark, J. + Richardson, D., 2013, Escot (Un-published). SDV356812.

Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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