What is recorded here
Three burnt mounds each one around 8-10m across. Associated peaty deposits but no
associated timbers (worked or unworked).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien.
Date of upload: 22 September 2008
Burnt mound in Greenhills is a Neolithic ritual or domestic site, dated to approximately 4000–2500 BCE. Its significance lies in providing evidence of early human activity, including possible cooking, heating, or ceremonial practices.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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