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Esgair Draenllwyn Round Cairn II is a prehistoric round cairn located in Wales. The monument sits upon bedrock of the Llandovery series, comprising alternating bands of sandstone and conglomerate that would have been readily accessible to its builders. These local geological resources provided the stone for the cairn's construction, a practical choice typical of prehistoric monument-building in the region. The site is protected as a scheduled monument under Cadw's designation MG295.
Round cairns of this type were constructed during the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods as burial monuments or ritual structures. Built from heaped stone gathered from the surrounding landscape, they often marked important territorial or ceremonial locations. The presence of Esgair Draenllwyn Round Cairn II within this Welsh upland setting reflects patterns of prehistoric settlement and land use in areas where stone naturally abounded.
The monument remains an important archaeological record of prehistoric activity in Wales, preserved within the Cadw guardianship scheme. The durable Llandovery bedrock has ensured the survival of both the monument itself and traces of the ancient landscape in which it was constructed. Such cairns continue to provide evidence for understanding prehistoric Welsh communities and their relationship with the natural environment.
Esgair Draenllwyn Round Cairn II is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG295. View the official record →
Esgair Draenllwyn Round Cairn II is a prehistoric round cairn located in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG295.
Esgair Draenllwyn Round Cairn II dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a round cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Esgair Draenllwyn Round Cairn II is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is MG295.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Esgair Draenllwyn Round Cairn I (0.5 km), Bryn y Gadair round cairn (3.4 km), Dinas Camp (6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Esgair Draenllwyn Round Cairn II's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Esgair Draenllwyn Round Cairn II stands on Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Llandovery. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.