Sweathouse in Barnaderg, County Sligo

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What is recorded here

Situated on a slight N-facing slope in gently undulating pasture. D-shaped structure (max. int. dims. 1.35m N-S; 1.75m E-W; H 1.3m) with drystone limestone rubble walls (dims. at top T 0.3-0.53m; dims. at base T c.1m) built into natural slope. The N wall is straight and is aligned E-W and the domed roof has collapsed. The entrance (H at N façade 0.66m; Wth 0.5m; H at inner side 0.3m) is at the base of the N wall and has three large slabs as lintels.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record SL005-158

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