Shielmartin Hill
Peak on Howth Head near Dublin, Ireland
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Shielmartin Hill or Shelmartin (Irish: Cnoc Shíol Mhártain, meaning 'Martin's seed or race') (163 metres (535 ft) high) 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.
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Howth
Peninsular suburb of Dublin in Ireland
1.1 mi away
Howth Castle
Castle within demesne at Howth, near Dublin, Ireland
0.9 mi away
Sutton, Dublin
Residential suburb of Dublin, Ireland
1.1 mi away
Sutton Castle
Castellated mansion house
0.4 mi away
Corr Castle
Tower house in Sutton, Dublin
1.2 mi away
Baily Lighthouse
Lighthouse on the Howth peninsula, County Dublin, Ireland
1.5 mi awayPlaces to eat nearby
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