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Sweat Ho.

Sweathouse
Sweat Ho.
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It is marked only on the Cassini edition of the OS 6-inch map, with a house shown c. 100m to the NW. Recorded by the Leitrim Sweathouse Project (G. Gibbons, 10-7-2022). On a gentle slope on the N-bank of a W-flowing stream. A collapsed sub-circular chamber (diams. c. 2.66m by c. 1.68m), with three courses of rubble stonework visible internally. Previously recorded as intact by G. Burns in 1992 (H 1.91m; L 1.78m; Wth 1.52m) with a well-defined entrance (H 0.75m: Wth 0.58m; D 0.70m). See attachments: • Photo of entrance in 1992. (G. Burns) • Photo of monument in 2022. Note curving coursed stone work. (G. Gibbons) Revised summary: Gearóid Conroy Date of revision: 21 November 2022

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