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Mining Heritage Lead, silver and zinc with smaller amoiunts of copper were being mined in Ceredigion long before the Romans arrived. A gold “sun disc” (pictured below) unearthed in the Cwm Ystwyth mining area in 2002 has been dated to around 2500 BC. Lead was in use by the Romans and remained in use for many centuries until the issue of lead poisoning was discovered, putting a stop to making toys from lead and using lead-based chemicals in cosmetics. By far the most deadly use of lead, however, involved bullets and it is by no means a coincidence that most of the last working lead mines in Ceredigion closed in the early 1920s, shortly after the end of the first World War when demand for munitions diminished. Whole communities, within upland Ceredigion, owe their existence to a centuries-old involvement with lead mining. What’s surprising is the remaining visible inheritance of that industry. Apart from ruins of longabandoned mine workings in upland valleys, you’ll encounter man-made lakes from where water was once drawn to power the great water wheels at all the workings. Still curiously etched as long straight lines traversing mountainsides are the leets that channelled water from the reservoirs to one mine after another. At Pontrhydygroes – once an eldorado of lead mining – you can see a restored water wheel turn. The narrow gauge Vale of Rheidol Railway, linking Devil’s Bridge with Aberystwyth, was originally developed in 1902 to serve the lead mines of the Ceredigion uplands. The journey enjoyed by thousands of visitors every year passes many ruined mines, some now hidden in the dense foliage of Cwm Rheidol. Take advantage of the railway’s audio tour to find out more. Aberystwyth’s Ceredigion Museum has items associated with the history of mining and metal working in Ceredigion, including silver coins minted at Aberystwyth Castle after Charles I of England established a royal mint there in 1637. However, the Llywernog Silver Lead Mine Museum, near Ponterwyd, is the destination of choice for a guide to the metal mining industry, with even an opportunity to visit the underground workings. 30 Des communautés entières des plateaux de Ceredigion doivent leur existence depuis des siècles à l’extraction du plomb. Ce métal, ainsi que de petites quantités d’argent et de cuivre, étaient déjà extraits à Ceredigion bien avant l’arrivée des Romains. Un aspect surprenant est le patrimoine encore visible que nous a laissé cette industrie, y compris des mines abandonnées depuis longtemps dans les vallées en altitude. Treftadaeth Mwyngloddio Mae ucheldiroedd Ceredigion yn frith o olion diwydiant sy’n deillio yn ôl canrifoedd. Bu cloddio am blwm, arian ac aur yng Ngheredigion ymhell cyn i’r Rhufeiniad gyrraedd a bu mwyngloddio yn ddiwydiant pwysig yng Ngheredigion yn ystod y 18fed a'r 19eg ganrif. Mae tirlun trawiadol ucheldir Ceredigion wedi ei ffurfio a’i newid gan bobl dros filoedd o flynyddoedd. Ceir tomenni rwbel ac adfeilion adeiladau ar wasgar ar draws y tirlun, gan dystio i ddiwydiant mwyngloddio a oedd unwaith yn ffynnu ac a adawodd ei ôl yn drwm ar hanes cymdeithasol a diwylliannol Ceredigion. Dros y canrifoedd, denwyd pobloedd i’r ardal gan y cyfoeth o fwynau oedd yma. Nid oedd y cyflogau uchel a dalwyd i weithwyr yn ddigon i berswadio gweithwyr lleol i adael y tir am y mwyngloddiau. Yn nyddiau prysuraf y diwydiant, gwelwyd cynnydd ym mhoblogaeth wasgaredig yr ucheldiroedd wrth i weithwyr symud i’r ardal o bob cwr o Gymru a thu hwnt – o ardaloedd mwyngloddio eraill fel Cernyw, Dyfnaint, Swydd Derby ac o’r Eidal a’r Almaen. Mewn cofnod o eiddo Lewis Morris, archwiliwr mwyngloddiau, ’roedd cynifer o ieithoedd yn cael eu siarad yn mwynglawdd Esgair-y-Mwyn ym 1755 nes iddo ei gymharu â Babel. Erbyn 1870 ’roedd tua 10,000 o weithwyr yn gysylltiedig â’r diwydiant. Mae mwyngloddio metel wedi dod i ben erbyn hyn, ac mae’r ucheldiroedd yn ardal amaethyddol unwaith eto. Ond mae olion hanes diwydiannol a chymdeithasol cyfoethog mwyngloddio yng Ngheredigion yn amlwg – adfeilion gweithfeydd, simneiau ac olwynion dwˆr, y llynnoedd a grewyd i ddarparu dwˆr i’r gweithfeydd, ynghyd â’r pentrefi a ddatblygodd i gynnal y gweithlu. Yn Amgueddfa Ceredigion yn Aberystwyth cewch gyfoeth o eitemau sy’n gysylltiedig â’r diwydiant tra bo Amgueddfa Plwm ac Arian Llywernog, i’r dwyrain o Aberystwyth, yn rhoi cipolwg ar fyd y cloddiwr metel yng Ngheredigion ac yn cynnig taith tanddaearol i hen gloddfa go iawn. Ganze Gemeinden im oberen Ceredigion verdanken ihre Existenz dem Bleibergbau. Blei sowie kleinere Mengen von Silber und Kupfer wurden in Ceredigion lange vor Ankunft der Römer abgebaut. Überraschend ist das sichtbare verbleibende Erbtum dieser Industrie, einschließlich vieler seit langem stillgelegter Minen in den oberen Tälern. Comunidades enteras de las tierras altas de Ceredigion deben su existencia a siglos de trabajo en minas de plomo. Éste, junto con menores cantidades de plata y cobre, se extraía de Ceredigion mucho antes de la llegada de los romanos. Sorprende la visible herencia de la industria, como numerosas minas abandonadas desde hace mucho tiempo en valles de tierras altas.
Vale of Rheidol Railway - Trên Stêm y Rheidol Hele gemeenschappen binnen het hoogland van Ceredigion danken hun bestaan aan de eeuwenoude betrokkenheid bij loodmijnen. Lood en kleinere hoeveelheden zilver en koper werd al lang voordat de Romeinen arriveerden, in Ceredigion geëxploiteerd. De erfenis van deze industrie, zoals vele verlaten mijnen, is nog steeds in de valleien van het hoogland zichtbaar. Hele samfund i bakkelandet Ceredigion er opstået som resultat af århundredegammelt engagement i blyminedrift. Der blev gravet efter bly og mindre mængder sølv og kobber længe før romernes ankomst. Det overraskende er, at der stadig er synlige tegn på denne industri, der omfatter mange for længst forladte miner i bakkelandets dale. Hela samhällen på Ceredigions högland har grundats tack vare hundratals år av gruvdrift, där man i huvudsak utvunnit bly och mindre mängder silver och koppar. Detta gjorde man redan långt innan romarna anlände. Vad som förvånar är det synliga arvet efter denna industri, med flera för länge sedan övergivna gruvor synliga i höglandets dalar. 31
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