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Sweathouse

Gowlaun, County Leitrim, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Sweathouse, Gowlaun, County Leitrim, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

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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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 4. (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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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