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Mereworth Castle, Formal Garden

Introduction

Formal mid-19th century gardens with 20th-century additions.

History

Period

  • Post Medieval (1540 to 1901)
  • Victorian (1837-1901)
Features & Designations

Style

Formal

Features

  • House (featured building)
  • Description: The house/castle is a copy of Palladio's Villa Rotunda in Vicenza, northern Italy. It was constructed in 1723 by Colen Campbell for John Farne, Earl of Westmoreland.
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  • Latest Date:
Key Information

Type

Garden

Purpose

Ornamental

Principal Building

Domestic / Residential

Period

Post Medieval (1540 to 1901)

Survival

Extant

Hectares

3

Civil Parish

Mereworth