Sweathouse in Tawnaleck

At the bottom of a NW-facing slope and c. 40m S of a stream, in a slight fold on the E side of the Dartry Mountains with no houses in the vicinity. Circular cairn (diam. 3.5m ENE-WSW; 3.3m NNW-SSE; H 0.3-0.4m) with a collapsed centre (int. diam. 2.5m ENE-WSW; 2.2m NNW-SSE; D 0.4m-0.7m). The lintel from the entrance (Wth 0.4m) is visible at NNW. Sweat house (LE005-021----) is c. 60m to the N. 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

A local holy well or ritual site; wider significance not recorded.