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Summary

Recreated historic gardens, including a herb garden, yew walk, lawn and shrubbery.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX46NE/501/15
• Tide Project: 10/07/2020

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• GARDEN (XVII to XXI - 1601 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

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

Gardens and orchards depicted.

Cherry, B. + Pevsner, N., 1989, The Buildings of England: Devon, 227-229 (Monograph). SDV325629.

Devon Gardens Trust, 1995, Buckland Abbey (Worksheet). SDV244930.

Informal gardens with ancient yews. 1 hectare.

Gray, T., 1995, The Garden History of Devon: An Illustrated Guide to Sources, 59-60 (Monograph). SDV671.

Clark, J. + Richardson, D., 1999, Buckland Abbey (Un-published). SDV357658.

Abbey garden in parkland. A flight of steps leads to a herb garden in box-edged beds. The general effect is of a noble building in its setting of sloping lawns, surrounded by a rich assembly of exotic shrubs. Specimen trees include two magnolias, a Western Himalayan, Himalayan Pine, Mahonia lomariifolia, Actinidia kolomikta and Eucryphia.

Devon Gardens Trust, 1999, Devon Local Register, 20 (Un-published). SDV170167.

Nicholas Pearson Associates, 2001, Buckland Abbey: Historic Survey and Restoration Plan, App. 2. 22-24 (Report - Survey). SDV241983.

Recreated historic gardens to the north of the tithe barn with a 20th century herb garden to the south. The gardens to the west include a yew walk of circa 1700 and a 19th century lawn and shrubbery.

Clark, J. + Richardson, D., 2013, Buckland Abbey (Un-published). SDV356173.

The general effect is of a noble building in its setting of sloping lawns, surrounded by a rich assembly of exotic shrubs.

Devon Gardens Trust, 2013, Devon Gazetteer of Parks and Gardens of Local Interest (Reg/Local list of Historic Parks and Gdns). SDV354335.

Greener, C., 2013, Garden Women in Devon, 10 (Article in Serial). SDV358469.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.

Laid out gardens visible around Buckland Abbey.

Bullen, A., 2018, A souvenir guide. Buckland Abbey, Devon, 55 (Monograph). SDV363761.

The gardens today are mostly the product of 20th century designers including Vita Sackville-West. The garden to the north, behind the lawn, is inspired by Tudor gardens. There is also a walled kitchen garden and a wild garden.

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