Grotto / Folly, Montalto Estate, Dromore Road, Ballynahinch, County Down, BT24 8PX is a listed building in the Newry, Mourne and Down local planning authority area, Northern Ireland. 3 related planning applications.

Grotto / Folly, Montalto Estate, Dromore Road, Ballynahinch, County Down, BT24 8PX

WRENN ID
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Grade
Local Planning Authority
Newry, Mourne and Down
Country
Northern Ireland
Address
Grotto / Folly, Montalto Estate, Dromore Road, Ballynahinch, County Down, BT24 8PX, BT24 8PT
Irish grid reference
J 362 514
Coordinates
54.39371, -5.90354
Source
NI Environment Agency listing

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Description

This is a grotto or folly located on the Montalto Estate, approximately 100 metres south of Montalto House near Ballynahinch in County Down. The structure is a somewhat enigmatic, cave-like subterranean opening carved from natural rock. A roughly cut stone stair leads down into the grotto. Its function is unknown, and the current owner has no knowledge of its origins; it is not depicted on any historical maps. It is surmised to be a folly. An Ordnance Survey map of 1834 shows nothing at this location, but a revised map of 1858 marks a summerhouse nearby, a building which has since been demolished and may or may not have had a connection to the grotto. The structure dates to between 1820 and 1839.

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