Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Sweathouse
Mountallen, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Mountallen
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Sweat House
- Coordinates
- 54.06986, -8.07941
- SMR number
- RO002-027----
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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)
- 1922 · Ireland - northern section. (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 situated towards the top of the W-facing slope of a low ridge with a house just to the E. Circular drystone-built chamber (int. diam. 1.6m; H 0.4m) with a collapsed roof and the lintelled entrance (Wth c. 0.4m; H 0.4m) is at NE. It is built in an earthen mound (dims. 3.5m N-S; 2.5m E-W; H 0.5m).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Sweathouseunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rath1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.