The Ben of Howth ( ;

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Howth Head Howth Head ( ; ''Ceann Bhinn Éadair'' in Irish) is a peninsula northeast of the city of Dublin in Ireland, within the governance of Fingal County Council. Entry to the headland is at Sutton while the village of Howth and the harbour are ...

, adjacent to the 171 metre high Black Linn, the peninsula's highest point.

Geography

Lying approximately 1½ km to the south of

Howth Howth ( ; ; non, Hǫfuð) is an affluent peninsular village and outer suburb of Dublin, Ireland. The district as a whole occupies the greater part of the peninsula of Howth Head, which forms the northern boundary of Dublin Bay, and include ...

village, the nearest road is Windgate Road, from which a path leads west past Green Hollows

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. Two of Howth's other peaks are nearby, Shelmartin or Shielmartin which lies approximately 1 km to the west, and Dun Hill, 0.5 km to the north west.

Gallery

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References and notes

{{Mountains and hills of Leinster Howth Marilyns of Ireland Mountains and hills of Fingal