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Monument details

HER Number:TR 25 SE 313
Type of record:Monument
Name:'Oak Avenue' a post-medieval park pale in Goodnestone Park

Summary

A large and deep ditch with banks on either side runs north-west from the rear of Goodnestone House to the Serpentine. It is part of the boundary of the 18th century park of Goodnestone and appears on a map of 1757.


Grid Reference:TR 2511 5461
Map Sheet:TR25SE
Parish:GOODNESTONE, DOVER, KENT

Monument Types

  • BOUNDARY BANK (Post Medieval - 1700 AD to 1800 AD)

Full description

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A large and deep ditch with banks on either side runs north-west from the rear of Goodnestone House to the Serpentine. It is part of the boundary of the 18th century park of Goodnestone and appears on a map of 1757 (1).


<1> Nicola Bannister, 2001, Goodnestone Park and Estate: Heritage Landscape Management Plan (Unpublished document). SKE15949.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>Unpublished document: Nicola Bannister. 2001. Goodnestone Park and Estate: Heritage Landscape Management Plan.