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Sweathouse in Pollalaher

Sweathouse
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What is recorded here

At the N end of a N-S esker ridge, and on the E side of a N-S lane but with no houses in the vicinity. This is a drystone-wall construction (int. diam. 1.5m; max. H 0.8m) set into the hillside and open to the W but it is now roofless and the doorway does not survive.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO048-142

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Photo credits
  • Graham Horn, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • dougf, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • JohnArmagh, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • Didier Descouens, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Kk, Wikimedia Commons · CC0
  • AmandaMcCrann, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Sarah777 at en.wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • Picture: Discover Ireland
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