Shielmartin Hill
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.Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Howth Castle and Howth.
Howth Castle
Castle
Photo: O’Dea, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Howth Castle is a historic dwelling, originally of Norman origin, that lies by the village of Howth, County Dublin, Ireland; it is sited within a substantial estate.
Howth
Railway station
Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Howth station, is a railway station in Fingal, Ireland that serves Howth village and one side of Howth Head.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Howth and Sutton.
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.
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.
Shielmartin Hill
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 163 metres
- Description: peak on Howth Head near Dublin, Ireland
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Fingal, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.3732° or 53° 22′ 24″ northLongitude
-6.0834° or 6° 5′ 0″ westElevation
163 metres (535 feet)Open location code
9C5M9WF8+7JOpenStreetMap ID
node 428119016OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakWikidata ID
Q7496202
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Ladin—“Shielmartin Hill” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Shielmartin Hill”
- Ladin: “Shielmartin Hill”
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Highlights include Shielmartin Hill Cairn and Howth Golf Club.
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