The Needles

Places of Interest

Baily Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: YvonneM, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Baily Lighthouse is a lighthouse on the southeastern part of Howth Head in County Dublin, Ireland. It is maintained by the Commissioners of Irish Lights.

Ben of Howth

Peak

Photo: JP, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Ben of Howth is a hilly area on Howth Head, adjacent to the 171 metre high Black Linn, the peninsula's highest point.

Shielmartin Hill

Peak

Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.

Shielmartin Hill or Shelmartin is a peak on Howth Head in County Dublin, Ireland. From it can be seen Portmarnock, Sutton, Bull Island and the coastal areas behind it, and most of Dublin Bay. References to it being called Shielmartin go back to at least 1654.

Places in the Area

Howth

Photo: Lkcl it, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Howth is a small seaside town historically in County Dublin, 14 km northeast of Dublin city centre. It's on a "tombola" peninsula - once an island, it became connected to the mainland by a sandy isthmus, which is now the residential area of Sutton.

Sutton

Village

Photo: Raymond Okonski, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sutton is a residential suburb on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland. It occupies the tombolo which links Howth Head to the mainland, some of the lower slopes of Howth Hill, and a little of the adjacent coasts. Sutton is situated 4 km northwest of The Needles.

Baldoyle

Suburb

Photo: Colm O hAonghusa, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Baldoyle is a coastal suburb of Dublin, Ireland, it was developed from a former fishing village. Baldoyle is also a civil parish in the barony of Coolock within the traditional County Dublin. Baldoyle is situated 5 km northwest of The Needles.

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