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Greens Moor is a Neolithic long cairn with associated cairns and field system located north-west of Kersewell Mains in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The monument lies upon bedrock of the Inverclyde Group, a sequence of sandstone, siltstone and mudstone formed during the Osagean period, which provides a solid geological foundation across this upland landscape. The site is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4212.
Long cairns of this type typically date to the Neolithic period and served as communal burial monuments, constructed from stone quarried locally or gathered from the surrounding terrain. At Greens Moor, the builders would have utilised stone readily available from the Inverclyde Group deposits to create the characteristic elongated mound structure. The presence of additional cairns nearby suggests sustained activity and settlement across the site over time.
The field system recorded at Greens Moor indicates that the monument existed within a wider framework of Neolithic or later land use, with evidence of divisions and cultivation patterns preserved in the landscape. Such systems reflect the organisation of communities managing pastoral and agricultural resources in this moorland setting, demonstrating how the construction of monumental cairns complemented everyday patterns of farming and territorial management in prehistoric Lanarkshire.
Greens Moor,long cairn,cairns and field system NW of Kersewell Mains is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4212. View the official record →
Greens Moor is a Neolithic long cairn with associated cairns and field system located north-west of Kersewell Mains in Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4212.
Greens Moor,long cairn,cairns and field system NW of Kersewell Mains dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a long cairn,cairns and field system nw of kersewell mains. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Greens Moor,long cairn,cairns and field system NW of Kersewell Mains is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM4212.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Newbigging market cross (3.6 km), Greenaton Farm, enclosed settlement 250m WNW of (3.7 km), Whitewellbrae Wood, henge 60m E of NE corner (3.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Greens Moor,long cairn,cairns and field system NW of Kersewell Mains'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.
Greens Moor,long cairn,cairns and field system NW of Kersewell Mains stands on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.