Everything about Killerton totally explained
Killerton is an
18th-century house in
Broadclyst,
Exeter,
Devon,
England, which, with its hillside
garden and estate, has been owned by the
National Trust since 1944 and is open to the public. The estate covers some 25 square kilometres (6100 acres).
Included in the Estate is a steep wooded hillside with the remains of an Iron Age Hill fort on top of it, also known as
Dolbury which has also yielded evidence of Roman occupation, thought to be a possible fort or marching camp within the Hill fort.
Built for the Acland family in 1778, the National Trust displays the house as a comfortable home. On display in the house is a collection of 18th- to 20th-century costumes, shown in period rooms.
The garden was created in the 1770s by
John Veitch, one of the leading
landscape designers of the time. It features
rhododendrons,
magnolias,
herbaceous borders and rare trees, as well as an
ice house and early
19th-century summer house. The surrounding parkland and woods offer a number of circular walks.
Killerton was given to the National Trust by
British politician
Sir Richard Acland.
Further Information
Get more info on 'Killerton'.
|
External Link Exchanges
Do you know how hard it is to get a link from a large encyclopaedia? Well we're different and will prove it. To get a link from us just add the following HTML to your site on a relevant page:
<a href="http://killerton.totallyexplained.com">Killerton Totally Explained</a>
Then simply click through this link from your web page. Our crawlers will verify your link, extract the title of your web page and instantly add a link back to it. If you like you can remove the words Totally Explained and embed the link in article text.
As long as your link remains in place, we'll keep our link to you right here. Please play fair - our crawlers are watching. Your site must be closely related to this one's topic. Any kind of spamming, dubious practises or removing the link will result in your link from us being dropped and, potentially, your whole site being banned. |