Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Sweathouse
Gowlaun, County Leitrim, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gowlaun
- County
- Leitrim
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Sweat Ho. (in Ruins)
- Coordinates
- 54.21195, -8.13958
- SMR number
- LE016-033----
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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
Situated on the N side of an E-W ravine in mixed woodland and c. 80m SE of Creevelea Iron Works (LE016-008----). It is marked only on the 1907 edition of the OS 6-inch map.
Surveyed by A. Harte (Leitrim Sweathouse Project) and described as a heavily collapsed structure, comprising a possibly D-shaped chamber (diams. c.2m E-W; c.1.7m). While the front façade has collapsed, it may have been straight-sided, facing NW and diagonal to a nearby cliff-face. Internally, evidence of corbelling survives at NW (max int. H: 0.9m at NE corner).
See attached document:
• LE016-033----_1 Sketch plan of sweathouse by A Harte, 30/08/22.
Compiled by: Michael Moore and Gearóid Conroy
Date of revision: 16 November 2022
Nearby in the register
- Metalworking siteunder 1 mi
- Penal Mass stationunder 1 mi
- Sweathouseunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.