Indicated

Reported (5-10-2021) by Mr Aidan Harte, Project Co-ordinator, Leitrim Sweathouse Project. Indicated - though incorrectly named ‘Well’ - on the OS 25-inch map and indicated but not named on the later, Cassini edition of the OS 6-inch map. Another sweathouse (LE016-035----) stands c.650m to the ESE. In rough pasture, built into a steep SE-facing slope just S of a small, SE-flowing stream, c. 44m NE of a recently abandoned farmhouse. A drystone, rectangular structure (L 1.28m; Wth 1.1; H 1.62m) with a corbelled roof and an entrance at SE (Wth 0.42m; H 0.62m). See attached image: LE016-036----_1 View from south-east (Photo credit: D. McCarthy 5-1-2021) Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 4 November 2022

Linked to Saint Killooman, the site is traditionally associated with cures for skin ailments and general well-being. The name derives from the Irish "Cill Lúamháin," meaning "church of the holy well," reflecting its historical role as a place of pilgrimage and ritual.