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Oakfield House — OAKFIELD DEMESNE

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Oakfield House — OAKFIELD DEMESNE
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Walled garden (on sub rectangular-plan) associated with Oakfield House (see 40906218), erected c. 1740. Extensively altered and extended to north-east c. 2000. Rubble stone boundary walls lined internally with brick; cut stone coping, brick and field stone coping over in places. Possible former dovecote (on square-plan) to the south, now altered, having sprocketed metal or leaded roof over, and lime rendered walls. Modern follies and structures enclosed within including greenhouse and summerhouse. Pergola located to north consisting of Tuscan columns with sandstone base on rubble stone plinth (on a semi-circular plan) supporting series of timber trusses with brick piers to outer radii. Pair of banded brick piers to south-west corner having a pair of decorative red brick piers with hipped sandstone capping, and with metal gates. Contains modern greenhouse and cast-iron water hydrant with fluted shaft and capping. Modern kitchen garden attached to the north. Located adjacent to the north-east of main house, and to the north-east of Raphoe. Located in extensive mature landscape grounds with modern ornamental shrubbery to the south-east.

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