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Thesaurus Term/Concept: GROTTO

Identifier 69022
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note A shady cavern built as a garden feature. In the 18th century it usually took the form of an artificial rocky cave or apartment decorated with stalactites and shells in a wild part of the grounds.

Broader Terms/Concepts (1)

Related Terms/Concepts (3)

Narrower Terms/Concepts (2)

Instances/Examples (9)

Context Record
Monument Type MDR12281 Calke Abbey Grotto, Calke Park, Calke (Listed Building)
Monument Type MDR8655 Circular icehouse, Masson House, Matlock Bath (Monument)
Monument Type MDR9952 Derwent Pleasure Gardens, Matlock Bath (Landscape)
Monument Type MDR12435 Grotto, north side of China House Pond, Calke Park (Listed Building)
Monument Type MDR14107 Grotto, The Manor House, Stanton Woodhouse, Woodhouse Lane, Stanton in the Peak (Listed Building)
Monument Type MDR4729 Ireton Gardens, Kedleston (Monument)
Monument Type MDR13719 Netherlea, now Holbrook Centre for Autism, and associated gardens, Portway, Holbrook (Monument)
Monument Type MDR23879 Retaining Wall and Grottos, Thornbridge Hall Garden, Great Longstone (Listed Building)
Monument Type MDR3884 The Manor house, Woodhouse Lane, Stanton Woodhouse, Stanton (Listed Building)