It is bounded on the south by the line of the medieval town wall through which it is entered via a short underground passageway.

[1] It then became an orchard; an example of an 18th-century hypocaust (heated) wall still survives, where fruit trees would have been 'espaliered' (trained flat) against the warm brickwork.

[3] Having been entertained at the Beaufort Arms, the party adjourned "accompanied by Colonel Lindsay to the beautiful summerhouse in his garden there to enjoy the refreshment of tea or coffee and to pass the rest of the evening in that charming retreat".

[4] Although the 'charming retreat' has vanished, in about 1840 the present Memorial Pavilion was erected, possibly to the design of George Vaughan Maddox, the Monmouth architect.

[a] The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales describes the summerhouse as "important and unusual.