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Sweathouse

Clanhugh Demesne, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Sweathouse, Clanhugh Demesne, County Westmeath, 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
Clanhugh Demesne
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.59024, -7.40055
SMR number
WM011-108----

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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)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated inside a 19th tree plantation on the demesne lands of Clonhugh House located 530m to NW. On a slight rise of ground on the E shore of Lough Owel. Ringfort (WM011-107---) 180m to NW. A small sub-circular shaped chamber (dims. 0.9m NW-SE; 0.75m NE-SW; H 1.15m) built of limestone with brick in the upper courses, accessed by a limestone rubble-built passage (L 1.7m; H 0.75m) leading from the NW. The passage is entered via three stone steps.

Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 25 August 2017

Nearby in the register

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

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