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Sweat Ho. (Disused)

Sweathouse
Sweat Ho. (Disused)
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Listed in both the SMR (1989) and RMP (1995) and classified 'Sweathouse'. In pasture, on the SW-facing slope of Knockmore hill and built against the NW side of a wet rectangular hollow (11.5m NW-SE; 13m NE-SW). A sod-covered subcircular chamber (int. diam. c. 1.8m; int. H 1.8m) with random rubble walls (T 0.65m) covered by a partially collapsed corbelled roof. There is a lintelled entrance (Wth 0.45m; H 0.55m) at SW. This is likely to be post-1700 AD in date. Compiled by: Archaeological Survey Unit, UCC Date of upload: 10 January 2012
A local holy well or ritual site; wider significance not recorded.

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