Rockery and Grotto is a Grade I listed building in the West Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 November 1985. A Circa 1810; part of Picturesque surroundings to Endsleigh House Rockery and grotto.
Rockery and Grotto
- WRENN ID
- still-corner-ebony
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- West Devon
- Constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock MP: Sir Geoffrey Cox (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 November 1985
- Type
- Rockery and grotto
- Period
- Circa 1810; part of Picturesque surroundings to Endsleigh House
- Address
- Rockery and Grotto, Milton Abbot
- OS grid reference
- SX 390 786
- Coordinates
- 50.5855, -4.27507
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Rockery and Grotto, built around 1810 for the 6th Duke of Bedford, is an important part of the picturesque landscape surrounding Endsleigh House. Constructed from stone rubble, it features a large rockery that includes a central pond, surrounded by a network of paths and steps. One flight of steps descends into a serpentine grotto, which has rustic stone walls, a barrel vaulted roof, and a floor made of small cobbles.
Local climate
Rockery and Grotto sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,030 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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