Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Sweathouse
Meenkeeragh, County Leitrim, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Meenkeeragh
- County
- Leitrim
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Sweat Ho.
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.27512, -7.99063
- SMR number
- LE013-013----
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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 (4-10-2021) by Mr Aidan Harte, Project Co-ordinator, Leitrim Sweathouse Project, but not yet inspected. Depicted and named ‘Sweat Ho.’ on the first edition (1835) of the OS 6-inch map, where it is shown c. 5m to the S of a small, E-flowing stream, and across the stream from several dwelling houses and outbuildings. Not recorded on the later Cassini edition. This is one of three sweathouses in Meenkeeragh townland, along with LE013-011---- which lies c. 175m to the ENE and LE013-012---- c. 400m to the ESE.
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 4 November 2022
Nearby in the register
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.