Dewstow House

The grotto at Dewstow House

Dewstow House, Caldicot, Monmouthshire, Wales, is a Grade II listed building[1] notable for its "network of very rare and unusual underground gardens"[2] constructed in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

The house is a "simple three-bay villa"[3] with extensive views over the Severn Estuary. Within the grounds lie one of the most extraordinary gardens in Britain, "a network of underground passages and top-light chambers with artificial rock-work and stalactities."[3] The garden structures have three separate Grade II* listings as a result of their importance.[4][5][6]

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References

  1. ↑ Good Stuff IT Services (1976-10-28). "Dewstow House - Caerwent - Monmouthshire - Wales". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  2. ↑ "Dewstow House, Garden, Calidcot | Site Details". Coflein. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Buildings of Wales: Gwent/Monmouthshire, page 161
  4. ↑ Good Stuff IT Services (2000-03-29). "Grotto about 30m to the south east of Dewstow House - Caerwent - Monmouthshire - Wales". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  5. ↑ Good Stuff IT Services (2000-03-29). "Grotto, Underground Garden and Bridge about 60m to west of Dewstow House - Caerwent - Monmouthshire - Wales". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  6. ↑ Good Stuff IT Services (2000-03-29). "Terrace, Wall, Grotto and Underground Garden about 5m to north west of Dewstow House - Caerwent - Monmouthshire - Wales". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2012-02-12.

Coordinates: 51°35′47″N 2°46′11″W / 51.5963°N 2.7696°W