Puy Foradado Dam

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The dam of Puy Foradado was a Roman dam near the Spanish community Uncastillo, Zaragoza, in Aragon.

Findings

Built in the 2nd or 3rd Century and set in the important water system of Los Bañales shut-off was constructed as an arch -gravity dam. There is an arc against the slope run -gravity dam, which was one meter wide and about two feet high at the base. Because of the strong silting up of the plant above ground are only four layers cleanly laid, big stones detected in opus quadratum. The on top of the wall about 56 meters long dam rose slightly to the north. She graduated from a natural small reservoir, which had formed the north wall and was fed by numerous streams in the area. From the jammed lake an underground water pipe ( Fontena Diabolo ) began to take their channels could be observed at different points in the terrain. You probably served the rural water supply in Los Bañales numerous detectable Roman villas. Nearby are also the remains of a Roman aqueduct and a spa.

Current Situation

Since 2008, the provincial government of Aragon, a group of Spanish universities and sponsors from the private sector to promote the archaeological project Aragón Romano. Here, in addition to the inventory of Roman sites are archaeologically investigated for tourism significant investments from the Roman period or reconstructed. On the initiative of the research group, the wall structures of the dam at Uncastillo were examined and in consultation with the land owner the ground monument before further destruction could be preserved by the agricultural use of the land. The dam now forms a local landmark as an impressive example of Roman civil engineering. On the " Ruta de Los arqueológica Bañales » can all previously investigated Roman and medieval ruins are visited.