Land of Castles
the Country
of Wales
Twelve miles north of Aberystwyth along A487 is Dyfi Furnace, which was a coal-fired blast furnace, used to smelt iron ore and was constructed around 1755. |
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Land of Castles
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Dyfi Furnace is an industrial heritage site and located adjacent to the road. |
Dyfi Furnace was constructed downstream from a waterfall in the River Einion and water flowed through a sluice gate to turn the large water wheel, which operated a pair of bellows to provide compressed air for the operation of the furnace. |
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