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
A dam, the masonry of which is similar to that of the Raby furnace. It is probable that the pool held by this dam was the source of water power for blowing the furnace. In the south face there are several arched openings near the east bank and a tunnel at high level. The water is now released through a modern spillway into an old culvert.
Water was probably drawn from the pool under the control of a sluice, and carried at high level to a waterwheel connected to bellows at the furnace.
The culvert which now conducts the whole stream from this dam past the furnace has been excavated and appears to be contemporary with the furnace.
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