Ben of Howth
{{short description|Hilly area on Howth Head near Dublin, Ireland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Ben of Howth
| native_name = {{Native name|ga|Beann Éadair|paren=omit}}
| photo = Ben_of_Howth_Mast.jpg
| photo_caption = Ben of Howth Radio Mast
| elevation_m = 171
| elevation_ref = {{cite web |url= http://mountainviews.ie/summit/1046 |title= East Coast Area - Ben of Howth |author= |website= MountainViews |publisher= Ordnance Survey Ireland |access-date=July 5, 2015}}
| prominence_m = 167
| map = island of Ireland
| map_relief = yes
| map_caption = Location in Ireland
| listing = Marilyn
| location = County Dublin, Ireland
| grid_ref_Ireland = O285376
| topo = OSi Discovery 50
}}
The Ben of Howth ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|h|oʊ|θ}} {{respell|HOHTH|'}}; Irish: Beann Éadair ) is a hilly area{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20101029221730/http://www.chaptersofdublin.com/books/Neighbourhood/chapter32.html The Neighbourhood of Dublin - Chapter 32]}}, Weston St John Joyce, Dublin, MH Gill and Son, 1912, - multiple mentions on Howth Head, adjacent to the 171 metre high Black Linn, the peninsula's highest point.
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 Hollows quarry.
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
File:Ben of Howth, north sunny.jpg|North-facing view
File:Ben of Howth, northwest sunny.jpg|Northwest facing view
File:Ben of Howth, southwest sunny.jpg|Ben of Howth, southwest facing view
File:Ben of Howth, east.jpg|Ben of Howth, east view
References and notes
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