What is recorded here

Sweat Ho is a small oval stone chamber in mixed woodland on a north-facing slope in County Leitrim, preserved beneath a two-metre mound. Its corbelled roof still stands, and its narrow eastern doorway opens into a space barely large enough for several people to sit close together. Heat, steam and breath would have filled that chamber, making the stones feel alive before cooling in the dark.

Situated in mixed woodland towards the bottom of a N-facing slope and c. 50m WNW of an abandoned house. An oval stone mound (dims 4m x 3m; H 2m) contains an oval chamber (int. dims 1.78m N-S; 1.36m E-W) with an intact corbelled roof (H 1.5m) and a doorway (Wth 0.4m; H 0.52m) at E. 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. Date of upload: 23 September 2008

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