Sweat House, sweathouse in County Cavan (CV005-042----)

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What is recorded here

Marked on all OS eds. Situated in low-lying wet terrain adjacent to a stream. Almost completely destroyed. The foundations of a small circular drystone-built structure (int. diam. 1.8m) can be distinguished except at N where it is likely that the original entrance was located. Richardson (1939, 35) noted that it was c. 1.5m in height, had an internal diameter, of c. 1m and that the doorway (H c. 0.5m; Wth c. 0.4m; D c. 0.3m) was roofed by a single lintel.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CV005-042

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