Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Sweathouse
Altakeeran, County Leitrim, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Altakeeran
- County
- Leitrim
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Sweat House
- Coordinates
- 54.10955, -7.90592
- SMR number
- LE021-010----
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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 in the deep valley of a N-S stream on the E bank and c, 50m N of its confluence with another N-S stream. It is marked only on the 1907 edition of the OS 6-inch map c. 100m from two abandoned houses to the W and c. 120m from an abandoned house to the N. No feature is visible at ground level in a coniferous forest.
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 23 September 2008
Nearby in the register
- Sweathouseunder 1 mi
- Sweathouseunder 1 mi
- Sweathouseunder 1 mi
- Sweathouseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.