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Burnt Mound at Greenhills, Co. Tipperary

July, 2011 · Written by: Eachtra This entry is part 13 of 33 in the Issue 11

Archaeological Excavation Report

Burnt Mound

The excavation of the site at Greenhills comprised a mound of burnt material. The mound was located on the northern and eastern side of a hollow and overlay nine pits. An Early Bronze Age date was returned from the fill of one of the pits. A flint scraper E3638:7:1 dating to the Late Neolithic / Early Bronze Age was recovered from one of the layers.

Author: Jacinta Kiely

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