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| HER Number: | MDV64788 |
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| Name: | Upcott House Park and Gardens |
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Summary
A small 18th century landscaped park with a lodge, curving drive and pinetum.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 541 353 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS53NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Pilton West |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PILTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS53NW/143/2
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LANDSCAPE PARK (XVIII to XIX - 1701 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Gray, T., 1995, The Garden History of Devon: An Illustrated Guide to Sources, 226 (Monograph). SDV671.
Devon Gardens Trust, 1999, Devon Local Register, 143 (Un-published). SDV170167.
Clark, J. + Richardson, D., 2013, Upcott House (Un-published). SDV358317.
A white stuccoed mansion dated 1752, is prominently situated overlooking the Taw estuary. Situated in a small park with a lodge, curving drive and pinetum. Lower down the Taw estuary is a folly - an eyecatcher in the form of a castellated sham gatehouse of about 1800. Stockdale noted that it was “an interesting mansion very delightfully situated in a commanding eminence
Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV170167 | Un-published: Devon Gardens Trust. 1999. Devon Local Register. Devon Local Register of Parks and Gardens of Local Historic Interest. A4 Stapled + Digital. 143. |
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| SDV357601 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #97693 ] |
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| SDV358317 | Un-published: Clark, J. + Richardson, D.. 2013. Upcott House. Devon Local Register of Parks and Gardens of Local Historic Interest. Digital. |
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| SDV671 | Monograph: Gray, T.. 1995. The Garden History of Devon: An Illustrated Guide to Sources. The Garden History of Devon: An Illustrated Guide to Sources. Paperback Volume. 226. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV32375 | Related to: Eyecatcher south of Upcott House (Building) |
| MDV32376 | Related to: Upcott House (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 14 2015 9:09AM |
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