Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Sweathouse
Castlegarden, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castlegarden
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.56791, -7.08491
- SMR number
- KK024-110002-
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University Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
At the junction of four field boundaries, two of which, to the NW and N, are also townland and parish boundaries. A roughly circular structure (ext. diam. c. 2.75m; wall T c. 0.6m; int. wall H 1.3m; overall int. H c. 1.6m), the roof of which corbels inwards towards a circular opening (c. 0.44m x 0.6m) at the apex of the roof (Cronin, Hunt and Prendergast 1991, 874-5). It is built of dry-stone construction (ibid. 875). The interior is sub-rectangular (dims. c. 1.3m x 1.5m) in plan and has a clay floor (ibid. 875-6). It was entered via a low flat-headed opening (H c. 0.5m; Wth 0.45m), the lintel being supported on the side walls (ibid. 875). It is known locally as a sweathouse (ibid. 878-9).
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 19 October 2021
References
Cronin, A., Hunt, E. and Prendergast, E. 1991 Castlegarden sweat-house, Co. Kilkenny. Old Kilkenny Review 4 (3), 872-82.
Nearby in the register
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