Grotto At Base Of South Side Of Castle Mound is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 October 1974. Grotto.
Grotto At Base Of South Side Of Castle Mound
- WRENN ID
- standing-facade-holly
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 October 1974
- Type
- Grotto
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The grotto at the base of the south side of Castle Mound, built not long before 1735, is a notable structure located at Marlborough College. Frances, Countess of Hertford, remarked that it is "much prettier than that at Twickenham." The grotto is constructed of flint with a stone band and features a domical vaulted roof and a round-headed niche. It is part of a picturesque garden created by the Countess, who was the daughter-in-law of the 6th Duke, which included a canal and a cascade; the grotto is the only remaining element of this garden.
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