Shell Grotto
The Shell Grotto - - is a Grade II* listed late-18th-century stone built, cylindrical, slate roofed shell grotto decorated with shells and animal bones on the interior.
- Archaeological site
- …lies at an elevation of 673 feet (205 metres)
- Description: Grade II* listed building in Pontypool. Grotto in Pontypool, Wales
- Also known as“Shell Grotto, Pontypool”“The Shell Grotto”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Pontypool Park and Pontypool and New Inn railway station.
Pontypool Park
Pontypool Park is a 150-acre park in Pontypool, Torfaen, Wales.
1,700 feet west of Shell Grotto
Pontypool and New Inn railway station
Pontypool and New Inn railway station is situated…
3,300 feet southeast of Shell Grotto
Torfaen County Borough Council
Government office
Torfaen County Borough Council is the local authority…
3,700 feet west of Shell Grotto
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Penygarn and Pontypool.
Shell Grotto
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Latitude
51.7036° or 51° 42′ 13″ north
Longitude
-3.02406° or 3° 1′ 27″ west
Open location code
9C3RPX3G+C9
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = archaeological_site
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
“Shell Grotto” goes by many names.
Ogofan GregynWelsh
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