| Folly Tower | |
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Welsh: Tŵr Ffoledd | |
 The Folly Tower, Pontypool | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Complete – demolished, but rebuilt |
| Type | Folly |
| Architectural style | Stone tower with crenelated top |
| Location | Pontypool Park, Torfaen, South Wales |
| Town or city | Pontypool |
| Country | Wales |
| Coordinates | Grid ref: SO 2954902550 |
| Elevation | 1,000 ft (305 m) above sea level |
| Completed | 1765 to 1770 |
| Renovated | 1831 & 1994 |
| Demolished | 9 July 1940 |
| Client | John Hanbury |
| Owner | Torfaen County Borough Council |
| Height | 40 ft (12 m) |
The Folly Tower (Welsh: Tŵr Ffoledd) is a folly located within the grounds of a working farm, close to Pontypool Park, Torfaen, South Wales (Grid ref: SO 2954902550). It is a prominent local landmark above the A4042 Pontypool to Abergavenny road and overlooks Pontypool to the west and rural Monmouthshire to the east.
The Folly is octagonal in shape and roughly 40 ft (12 m) high and is approximately 1,000 ft (305 m) above sea level on the eastern hill range of the Eastern Valley of Monmouthshire, just south of Mynydd Garn-Wen. Less than a mile from the folly is the Shell Grotto.