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Latitude: 51.2179 / 51°13'4"N
Longitude: -2.4032 / 2°24'11"W
OS Eastings: 371935
OS Northings: 146603
OS Grid: ST719466
Mapcode National: GBR MZ.3JYC
Mapcode Global: VH97C.9NC6
Plus Code: 9C3V6H9W+5P
Entry Name: Grottoes, 350 Metres South West of Rear of the Chantry
Listing Date: 27 November 1984
Grade: II*
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1345304
English Heritage Legacy ID: 266903
Location: Whatley, Mendip, Somerset, BA11
County: Somerset
Civil Parish: Whatley
Traditional County: Somerset
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset
ST74NW WHATLEY CP CHANTRY
3/207 Grottoes, 350 metres South West
of rear of The Chantry
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GV II*
A series of grottoes, niches, caves, and archways forminq a rustic landscape strewn with rocky outcrops; set in the
shallow valley of a stream running into Chantry Pond. Circa 1830 for James Fussell. Local limestone rubble. Salient
feature is the fictive cliff incorporating a series of niches which overlook the scene. Pathways dive in and out of
various features and structures; ruined archway adjoins Chantry Pond. The scene is complimented by surrounding Yew
trees.
Listing NGR: ST7193546603
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