south end and half-hipped to the north end. A carriage entry passes through the centre of the barn. A single-storey extension runs at a right angle to the south end of the east side, probably built in the 16th century. The two-storey extension to the east side of the north end is lower than the main barn with a half-hipped roof. The house and courtyard buildings are Grade I listed buildings. The barn is listed Grade II. Within the grounds are a sundial, a mounting block and a stone arch, each Grade II listed. Park The house sits in grounds of approximately on a south-facing escarpment giving views south and east across the Weald. The formal entrance is north-west of the house, which is approached through woodland along a drive of approximately . Immediately to the east and south of the house are open lawns. To the north of the house are three enclosed gardens, two of which are arranged as kitchen gardens. These are remnants of a 16th-century formal garden scheme which was removed and replaced by informal landscaping during the third Thomas Rider's tenure. The steeply sloping ground to the south and south-east of the house is maintained as a deer park with a lake about south-east of the house. The estate is private property and is not usually open to the public, but the Greensand Way long-distance walk crosses the parkland east–west to the north of the house. See also St Peter's Church, Boughton Monchelsea; neighbouring church Boughton Place in nearby Boughton Malherbe Grade I listed buildings in Maidstone Notes and references Notes References External links Boughton Monchelsea Place Boughton Place Borough of Maidstone Grade I listed buildings in Kent Grade II listed buildings in Kent Country houses in Kent Grade I listed houses