Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Sweathouse
Clanhugh Demesne, County Westmeath, Ireland
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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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 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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - stepped barrowunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Designed landscape featureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.