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Dam and valve tower at Pontsticill

Castle, fort or tower
Dam and valve tower at Pontsticill
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Dam and valve tower at Pontsticill is a castle, fort or tower in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. Perhaps water pressed against the dam while the tower stood guard, forcing people to respect the force of the river. Maybe the valve tower was built to control that pressure, not to decorate the bank. Imagine the roar beneath the stone and the small human hands turning a heavy wheel above it.
A named place photographed at this map point in Merthyr Tydfil.
A dam and valve tower constructed in the 19th century as part of the Pontsticill Reservoir system, which supplied water to the nearby ironworks and contributed to the industrial development of Merthyr Tydfil.

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Photo: Chris Allen · CC BY-SA 2.0