What is recorded here

No burnt mound is visible in Lickane today because the grass grew back over the stones. That disappearance is not a failure of imagination; it is a reminder that evidence comes and goes. The place still belongs to humans because people lived near water, heat and change.

In pasture, in low-lying ground c. 25m to the E of a stream. A spread (19m N-S; 15m E-W) of heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil was noted here in 1994 (Ó Loingsigh 1994). This spread was not located in 2002 as the field was under high grass. A second possible burnt mound (CO089-069002-) was noted 25m to the S and there is a rath (CO089-023----) c. 150m to the S. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

Burnt mound in Lickane is a prehistoric ritual or industrial site, likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age. Its significance lies in providing evidence of heat-related activities, possibly for cooking, water heating, or ceremonial purposes.

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