Grotto adjoining Folly Tower at Talacre Abbey is a Grade II* listed building in the Flintshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 2 April 1987. Grotto.

Grotto adjoining Folly Tower at Talacre Abbey

WRENN ID: fallen-transept-snow
Grade: II*
Local Planning Authority: Flintshire
Country: Wales
Date first listed: 2 April 1987
Type: Grotto
Source: Cadw listing

Description

Built partly into the natural rock, and partly using rubble and mortar to create a rock-cut appearance. The grotto has 3 well-hewn entrances, while its interior has a central chamber open to the sky, and passages with niches, carved seats and a number of carved grotesque figures in the walls. The chief of these is inside the lower entrance, and comprises a heraldic lion (representing the Mostyn family) with its mouth open, and openings at its back for lighting fires that would send flames and smoke from the lion's mouth.

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