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Pontypool Park, Shell Grotto, Pontypool

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NPRN23105
Map ReferenceSO20SE
Grid ReferenceSO2933401029
Unitary (Local) AuthorityTorfaen
Old CountyMonmouthshire
CommunityTrevethin
Type Of SiteFOLLY
PeriodPost Medieval
Description
1. Built 1830-1844 by hermit who never left it. Small, circular, stone. Vaulting from 6 slender shell covered pillars. Conical tiled roof. 4 stained glass windows. Interior, all ornamented with shells, spar: chrystal stars.

2. Depicted on the Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25-inch map of Monmouthshire XVIII, sheet 15 (1901). C.H. Nicholas, RCAHMW, 21st August 2006.