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Carrowntarriff : Sweat House

CountyRoscommon
Grid RefM 853 446
Longitude8° 13' 16.65" W
Latitude53° 27' 4.58" N
Nearest TownRoscommon (19.6 Km)
OS Sheet47
UTM zone29U
UTM x551712.51683099
UTM y5922754.9506702
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Visit Notes

Sunday, 14th July 2002

This one taught me a lesson when looking for sweat houses - look down!!!

I was peering all over the edge of the field looking for this one and then I felt several stones beneath my feet that seemed to form an arch - the roof of the sweat house! I was standing on it!

The entrance was well hidden in a hawthorn hedge and unapproachable. Through several holes in the roof I could tell that it was full of plant roots and debris inside.

A useful lesson learnt though.

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