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Roedd y Sistersiaid yn enwog am eu sgiliau yn echdynnu a phrosesu metalau, yn enwedig yn yr ardal hon, haearn, plwm ac arian. Defnyddiwyd a thoddwyd y mwynau mewn melinau a ffwrnesi ar raddfa ddiwydiannol, ac roeddent yn cael eu gyrru gan olwynion dwr, a darganfuwyd elfennau o hyn yn y gwaith gafodd ei wneud yn 2004-5.
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The Cistercians were noted for their skill in the extraction and processing of metals, especially, in this area, iron, lead and silver. They crushed and smelted the ores in industrial-scale mills and furnaces, powered by water-wheels, elements of which have already been located in the work done in 2004-5. However, the processing of these metals and their related technologies goes back to the early Bronze Age and the programme is examining prehistoric remains in the area.
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