Scott’s Grotto

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Scott’s Grotto is an 18th-century subterranean folly and shell-decorated grotto complex, historically associated with poet John Scott, located in Ware, Hertfordshire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf folly
grotto
tourist attraction
access entrance from a summerhouse or garden building
architecturalStyle 18th-century folly
associatedWith John Scott of Amwell
category Follies in England
Grade I listed buildings in Hertfordshire
Subterranean structures in the United Kingdom
Tourist attractions in Hertfordshire
constructionStartDate 1760s
country United Kingdom
function picturesque garden feature
hasDecor colored glass inlays
flint patterns
fossils
shell mosaics
hasPart air shafts
chambers
shell-decorated rooms
subterranean passages
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building
Grade I listed structure
heritageStatus of national importance
inception 18th century
lighting natural light via shafts
locatedIn England
Hertfordshire
location Ware, Hertfordshire
surface form: Ware, Hertfordshire, England
materialUsed brick
flint
glass
shells
namedAfter John Scott
near Amwell
River Lea
notableFor 18th-century romantic design
extensive shell decoration
numberOfChambers 6
openToPublic yes
operator Friends of Scott’s Grotto
owner East Hertfordshire district
surface form: East Herts Council
publicAccess seasonal
significantPeriod Georgian era
undergroundLength about 67 feet
use landscape ornament
poetic retreat
summerhouse

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Ware, Hertfordshire hasLandmark Scott’s Grotto
Ware hasLandmark Scott’s Grotto