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At an abandoned farmstead on a slight W-facing slope in forestry. Recorded by the Leitrim Sweathouse Project as built into an E-W field boundary. The boundary (Wth 1.2m) broadens (Wth 3.95m) at the location of the sweathouse which survives as a collapsed, drystone, circular chamber (diams. 1.6m E-W; c.1.5m N-S) with an opening (Wth 1.5m) facing NNW. Stonework is visible internally (int. H 0.6m at E; wall T c.0.9m). The site is obscured by trees growing within and on the walls and the whole structure is covered by a fallen tree which lies across it.
See attachment: LE009-010----_1 Sketch plan of sweathouse. A Harte, 29-8-2022.
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Revised by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of revision: 21 November 2022
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