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Summary

Garden structures including terraces, balustrades, urns and statues. They are mainly 18th century in date, conforming largely to part of Matthew, 2nd Lord Fortescue's landscape design

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II) 1161431: GARDEN STRUCTURES INCLUDING TERRACES, BALUSTRADES, URNS AND STATUES TO FRONT GARDEN TO CASTLE HILL HOUSE
• Registered Park or Garden (I) 1000120: CASTLE HILL

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS62NE/4/4
• Old Listed Building Ref (II)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• GARDEN ORNAMENT (XVIII - 1701 AD (Between) to 1800 AD (Between))
• GARDEN TERRACE (XVIII - 1701 AD (Between) to 1800 AD (Between))

Full description

Department of Environment, 1987, Filleigh, 34 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV89818.

Garden structures including terraces, balustrades, urns and statues to front garden to Castle Hill House. Principally 18th century, conforming largely to part of Matthew, 2nd Lord Fortescue's landscape design, with some 19th and 20th century alterations. Principal terrace stretches the entire length of facade and projects forward. Free-standing urn. Symmetrical disposition of statuary furniture to grass terrace. Two pairs of sphinxes, figure statues, three large stone urns. Baluster sundial.

Colvin & Moggridge, 2000, Castle Hill Park Restoration Management Plan: Interim Report (Final), Fig. 4 (Report - non-specific). SDV62545.

Range of 18th century, 19th century and 20th century copies or repairs of garden structures along the front parterres in front of Castle Hill House, including lion statues, urns and balustrades. The terraces provide a setting for the house, which they frame in all important views

Department of Environment, 2003, Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England (Devon) (Register of Parks and Gardens in England). SDV314512.

Walls, S. + Wapshott, E. + Balmond, F., 2018, Land Adjacent to Filleigh Village Hall, Filleigh, North Devon, Devon. Results of a Historical Visual Impact Assessment, 34 (Report - Assessment). SDV362928.

Range of 18th century, 19th century and 20th century copies or repairs of garden structures along the front parterres in front of Castle Hill House, including lion statues, urn and balustrades. The terraces provide a setting for the house, which they frame in all important views. The proposed development will be visible from the eastern corner of the larger upper terrace, as is the existing village. However, the view is softened by parkland planting. The overall impact of the proposed development is considered to be neutral/slight.

Historic England, 2024, National Heritage List for England, 1161431 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365835.

Garden structures including terraces, balustrades, urns and statues to front garden to Castle Hill House. Principally C18, conforming largely to part of Matthew, 2nd Lord Fortescue's landscape design, with some C19 and C20 alterations. Principal terrace stretching entire length of facade and projecting forward in conformity with the central range. Balustrade, mainly recast in concrete with urns to principal uprights and 2 lions couchant cast in lead on ashlar plinths to centre. Free-standing urn to centre of terrace with sculptured drum depicting classical scene and inscription on plinth "This vase was given by Peter Lord King to Hugh Earl Fortescue MDCCCXXXI". Symmetrical disposition of statuary furniture to grass terrace in front sloping down to raised parapetted terrace. 2 pairs of female Egyptian sphinxes to centre, the upper pair flanked by figure statues, the lower pair by 3 large stone urns on each side angled outwards towards the terminating walls of the walkway which are also flanked by similar urns. The front retaining parapet wall, of stone rubble and brick above, rendered with sunken panels, breaks forward at each end and to the centre, with urns at the angles of each break, all cast in lead except to the front of the central break, which are of stone. Baluster sundial to central break.
Date first listed: 20th February 1967

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV9142 - Historical visual impact assessment of a proposed development on land adjacent to Filleigh Village Hall, Filleigh

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