Arcaded terrace walks enclosing walled garden at Aberglasney

Rubble-stone arcade and terrace enclosing 3 sides, built on sloping ground and open on the uphill (E) side facing the house. The 9-bay W side, at the downhill end, is the earlier. Its arcade has a central segmental-headed arch, flanked by 4 lower round arches on each side. Inside is a tunnel vault. On the S side is a single bay return integral with the W arcade, with round arch. It also has a tunnel vault, and retains a cobbled floor with central drain. Beyond it are 5 segmental-headed arches to bays with individual segmental vaults. (Former steps at the E end were undergoing restoration at the time of inspection). On the N side is a narrow and tall segmental arch leading to a dog-leg passage. This passage contains a segmental-headed niche. The remainder of the N side comprises 5 vaulted bays similar to the S side, and restored steps at the E end.

There are several openings in the outer sides. The N side has a single doorway in the W end bay, of full width but with lower segmental arch, while the bay at the E end is open at the back. On the W side facing the pond garden, where the outer wall has a batter to the base, is a narrow segmental-headed doorway from the dog-leg passage at the N end, a narrow segmental doorway in the bay adjacent to it, and a taller segmental opening to the central bay. The wall of the upper walled garden is attached at the S end. In the S wall are stone steps to segmental-headed doorways in the end vaulted bays.

The restored terrace has a coped parapet, lower on the inner side, which on the outer W and N sides incorporates broad crenellations with scooped embrasures.