What is recorded here

Burnt mound in Lickane is a vanished heap of heat-broken stone and charcoal soil beside a Cork stream, last seen through grass in 1994. People may have thrown water on hot stones there, filling the low ground with steam for cooking, cleaning or ritual. The mound itself has disappeared under pasture and memory, leaving only the chance that it still lies beneath the grass, waiting to be recognised.

In pasture, in low-lying ground c. 25m to the E of a stream. A spread (12.5m N-S; 8m 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 (CO089-069001-) was noted 25m to the N 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, characterized by heat-shattered stones and charcoal. Its significance lies in providing evidence of ancient thermal activity, possibly linked to cooking, hide processing, or ceremonial practices.

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