Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Sweathouse
Carrickrevagh, County Leitrim, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrickrevagh
- County
- Leitrim
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Sweat Ho
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.30551, -7.98012
- SMR number
- LE013-001001-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1869 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Reported (28-9-2021) by Mr Aidan Harte, Project Co-ordinator, Leitrim Sweathouse Project. Depicted and named ‘Sweat Ho.’ on the first edition (c.1835) of the O.S. 6-inch map where it is shown c. 12m E of a cashel (LE013-001----) and roughly centrally located in relation to the nearest dwellings which are shown c. 160m to the NNE, c. 250m to the ESE, c. 260m to the SSW and c. 300m to the WSW.
On an E-facing slope in mature woodland above a SE-flowing stream in a deep ravine. A collapsed, roughly rectangular chamber (L c.1.6m; Wth c. 1.45m) is defined by large boulders with a possible entrance opening at S.
See attached photo: Viewed from SSW on 11-8-2021.
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 3 November 2022
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Sweathouseunder 1 mi
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.