English: Tirkane Sweathouse Nestled in a secluded area located 2.5 miles to the North West of Maghera, is a well preserved Sweathouse. It was a type of early sauna, used in Ireland in the 18th and 19th centuies, but its origins may date back much further. It is a rectangular structure built against the side of a hill with a roof made of flat stones with a small chimney hole in one corner. The floor is paved with stone.
According to 'Ancient Monuments of Ireland, Vol. 2' these Sweat Houses are the primitive fore runner for the modern Turkish bath, which are now in Germany as Irish Baths. There are only a few such sweathouses remaining in Northern Ireland. http://www.megalithicireland.com/Tirkane.htm
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