Dam above the Raby Furnace is a Grade II listed building in the Carmarthenshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 16 October 1998. Dam.
Dam above the Raby Furnace
- WRENN ID
- tall-attic-foxglove
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 16 October 1998
- Type
- Dam
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The dam above the Raby Furnace is constructed from masonry similar to that of the furnace itself. It likely created a pool that provided water power for operating the furnace's bellows. On the south face of the dam, there are several arched openings near the east bank, along with a high-level tunnel. Currently, water is released through a modern spillway into an old culvert.
Water was probably drawn from the pool using a sluice and directed at high level to a waterwheel that powered the furnace's bellows. The culvert that now carries the entire stream from the dam past the furnace has been excavated and appears to date from the same period as the furnace.
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