Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
Sweat House
Corraleek, Fermanagh and Omagh, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- Sweat House
- Address
- Sweat House, Corraleek, Rosslea, Co. Fermanagh
- Townland
- Corraleek
- Council
- Fermanagh and Omagh
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.28274, -7.19469
- Date of survey
- 20 September 2000
- HB reference
- HB12/01/034
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
Built into the east side of a field bank (only vestiges of which now survive) immediately north of an agricultural outbuilding.
Of random-rubble construction and beehive profile. Measures c.2.4m in basal diameter and stands to its full height of c.2.4m. There is a creep hole (with flat lintel head) on its east side, measuring 45cm wide by 60cm high. Although the bank has been partially eroded on its west face, the actual structure survives intact. Very overgrown.
Historical information
Too small a structure to be shown on the OS 6” and 25” maps. Date is unknown.
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
An intact example of a sweat house, one of several in this area (cf HB12/01/033 and /046).
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Nearby in the register
- Sweat Houseunder 1 mi
- Houseunder 1 mi
- Houseunder 1 mi
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.