THE POST MEDIEVAL HOUSE AND GARDEN REMAINS LIE WITHIN THE PRECINCT OF BARLINGS ABBEY AND IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF THE REMAINS OF THE ABBEY BUILDINGS. THE FOUNDATIONS OF BUILDINGS REMAIN, AS WELL AS THE REMAINS OF AN ELABORATE WATER GARDEN. TO WHAT EXTENT THE CREATION OF THIS GARDEN, WHICH MUST HAVE OCCUPIED MOST OF THE LAND WITHIN THE FORMER MONASTIC PRECINCT TO THE EAST OF THE HOUSE, ALSO INVOLVED THE MODIFICATION OF ALL OR PART OF THESE PONDS IS UNCLEAR. {1}{2}