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On the WSW slopes of Slieve Foye. Marked 'Sweat Ho.' on the 1:2500 OS map (surveyed 1907). All that remained when inspected in 1965 (ASI field notes) were the foundations of a small oval built structure (int. dims. 1.7m E-W; 1.35m N-S) with a narrow entrance (Wth 0.35m) at the SW.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LH005-041

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  • Eric Jones, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Rossographer, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.gettyimages.ae
  • Maker not stated on source page, en.topwar.ru
  • Maker not stated on source page, monumentalireland.ie
  • Eoghan OLionnain, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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