Editing Castle Howard (section)

==Gardens==
{{main|Gardens of Castle Howard}}
[[File:Castle Howard with fountain.jpg|thumb|upright=1.03|[[Atlas Fountain]] by [[John Thomas (sculptor)|John Thomas]], with the main house behind]]
Castle Howard has extensive and diverse gardens.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Edward W. |last=Leeuwin |title=Echoes of Arcadia. Rituals in the Arcadian Landscape of Castle Howard|magazine= Die Gartenkunst|volume=16 |issue=1/2004|pages=73–84|issn= 0935-0519}}</ref> There is a large formal garden immediately behind (i.e., on the south side of) the house. The house is prominently situated on a ridge and this was exploited in the development of an [[English landscape park]], which adjoins and opens out from the formal garden. The gardens are Grade I listed on the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.<ref>{{NHLE|desc= Castle Howard |num= 1001059|access-date=13 July 2020}}</ref>

Two major garden buildings are set in this landscape: the [[Temple of the Four Winds]] at the end of the garden, and [[The Mausoleum, Castle Howard|The Mausoleum]] in the park. There is a lake on either side of the house. There is a [[woodland garden]], [[Ray Wood, Castle Howard|Ray Wood]], immediately east of the house, and the [[Walled Garden, Castle Howard|Walled Garden]] which contains decorative rose and flower gardens. The Ray Wood walls date from the 18th century and were restored in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |title=Stately home walls boost |url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/1570355.stately-home-walls-boost/ |website=York Press |access-date=7 August 2021}}</ref>

Further buildings outside the preserved gardens include [[The Pyramid, Castle Howard|The Pyramid]], restored in 2015, [[The Obelisk, Castle Howard|The Obelisk]], and several follies and eyecatchers in the form of fortifications which have been restored in recent years; these include [[Carrmire Gate]] and [[Pyramid Gate]]. In nearby [[Pretty Wood]], there are two more monuments, [[The Four Faces]] and [[Pyramid in Pretty Wood|a smaller pyramid]] by Hawksmoor.<ref>{{NHLE|desc=Castle Howard Pyramid in Pretty Wood|num= 1149012|access-date=11 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Fisher |first1=Celia |title=9780262581318 |date=2022 |publisher=Reaktion Books |isbn=9781789146363}}</ref>

Located on the estate, but operating separately from the house and gardens and run by an entirely independent charitable trust, is the {{convert|127|acre}} [[The Yorkshire Arboretum|Yorkshire Arboretum]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yorkshirearboretum.org|title=Home|publisher=Yorkshire Arboretum|access-date=14 September 2017}}</ref>