Ben of Howth

Ben of Howth
Beann Éadair
Ben of Howth Radio Mast
Highest point
Elevation	171 m (561 ft) ^[1]
Prominence	167 m (548 ft) ^[1]
Listing	Marilyn
Geography
Ben of Howth Location in Ireland
Location	Dublin, Ireland
OSI/OSNI grid	O285376
Topo map	OSi Discovery 50

The Ben of Howth (Irish: Beann Éadair ) is a hilly area^[2] on Howth Head, adjacent to the 171 metre high Black Linn,^[2] the peninsula's highest point.^[2]

Geography

Lying approximately 1½ km to the south of Howth village, the nearest road is Windgate Road, from which a path leads west past Green Hallows quarry.

Two of Howth's other peaks are nearby, Shelmartin or Shielmartin^[2] which lies approximately 1 km to the west, and Dun Hill,^[2] 0.5 km to the north west.

References and notes

1 2 "East Coast Area - Ben of Howth". MountainViews. Ordnance Survey Ireland. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
1 2 3 4 5 The Neighbourhood of Dublin - Chapter 32, Weston St John Joyce, Dublin, MH Gill and Son, 1912, - multiple mentions

Coordinates: 53°22′23″N 6°04′12″W / 53.37319°N 6.07002°W / 53.37319; -6.07002

Mountains and hills of Leinster

List of mountains in Ireland List of mountains and hills of County Dublin

Blackstairs Mountains	Black Rock Mountain Blackstairs Mountain Croaghaun Mount Leinster

Cooley Mountains	Clermont Carn Slieve Foy

Slieveardagh Hills	Clomantagh Hill Knocknamuck

Slieve Bloom Mountains	Arderin Barcam Baunreaghcong Carroll's Hill Castleconor Farbreague Garraunbaun Ridge of Capard Stillbrook Hill Wolftrap Mountain

Wicklow Mountains	Annagh Hill Barnaslingan Bray Head Camaderry Camenabologue Carrick Mountain Carrickgollogan Cloghernagh Conavalla Corrigasleggaun Croghan Mountain Cupidstown Hill Djouce Duff Hill Gravale Great Sugar Loaf Keadeen Kilmashogue Kippure Larch Hill Little Sugar Loaf Lobawn Luggala Lugnaquilla Maulin Montpelier Hill Mullacor Mullaghcleevaun Seefingan Slievegad Slievemaan Sugarloaf (West Wicklow) Table Mountain Tibradden Mountain Tonelagee Turlough Hill Two Rock and Three Rock

Others	Brandon Hill Ben of Howth Coppanagh Croghan Hill Dalkey Hill Dún Ailinne Faughan Hill Hill of Allen Hill of Ben Hill of Tara Hill of Uisneach Hill of Ward Killiney Hill Knockeyon Mount Alto Mullaghreelan Mullaghmast Mullaghmeen Naul Hills Shielmartin Hill Slieveboy Slieve na Calliagh Tara Hill

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