Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Sweathouse
Rover Upper, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rover Upper
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Sweat Ho.
- Coordinates
- 54.08881, -8.12090
- SMR number
- RO002-013----
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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
Marked only on the 1914 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and built into the steep NE-facing slope of a gorge obove a stream c. 75m distant with a deserted house c. 20m to the NW. Circular stone-built chamber (int. diam. 1.65m; H 1.6m) with slightly inclined walls and a lintelled roof. The entrance (Wth 0.5m; H 0.65m) is at E.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Sweathouseunder 1 mi
- Sweathouseunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.