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The Folly; Watch Tower
Primary Reference Number (PRN) : 03969g
Trust : Glamorgan Gwent
Community : New Inn
Unitary authority : Torfaen
NGR : SO29520250
Site Type (preferred type first) : POST MEDIEVAL Folly
Summary :
Folly Tower once stood overlooking Pontypool and Gwent, and the precise date of the site itself is not known. Local legend states that it stood where a Roman Watch Tower once stood as a Roman Road is thought to have ran from Llanhilleth near the folly. The tower itself was constructed in the 18th century by the Hanbury family of Park House, Pontypool. It was demolished in 1940 and rebuilt in 1994 (Croft Pontypool 1994).
Description :
Folly Tower once stood overlooking Pontypool and Gwent, and the precise date of the site itself is not known. Local legend states that it stood where a Roman Watch Tower once stood as a Roman Road is thought to have ran from Llanhilleth near the folly. The tower itself was constructed in the 18th century by the Hanbury family of Park House, Pontypool. It was demolished in 1940 and rebuilt in 1994 (Croft Pontypool 1994).
Sources :
, Archwilio App Submission
Croft Pontypool , 1994 , Tower of Strength: the official souvenir brochure commemorates the re-opening of the Folly Tower, Pontypool, by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales on 22nd July 1994
Thomas, G , 2013 , Digital photograph (1); The Folly
02/PM Letter/Willdig RR/6.2.90
01/PM Desc Text/Nichols R (ed)/Monmouthshire Medley vol3
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GGAT Historic Environment Record (HER) 5010g
Compiled date : 03-07-1988
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