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Sweathouse in Ballynary

Sweathouse

What is recorded here

Listed in both the SMR (1989) and RMP (1995) and classified 'Sweathouse'. On a slight rise, just above the E shore of Lough Arrow. There are no visible remains of this sweathouse. It is likely that this is post-1700 AD in date.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record SL040-057

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
No visible remains or recorded as destroyed
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Photo credits
  • Oliver Dixon, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Kieran Campbell, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Wikimedia Commons contributor · CC BY 2.5
  • Real Group Photos / realboyle (Flickr account); individual photographer not stated, www.flickr.com
  • Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
  • Djm-leighpark, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Michael Murtagh, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Sawyer777, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Gillaween, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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