Ben of Howth 171m hill, Dublin N: Howth Ireland at MountainViews.ie

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Dublin Area N: Howth Subarea

Place count in area: 18, OSI/LPS Maps: 43, 50, 56, AWW, EW-DM, EW-WE, EW-WW
Highest place:

Kippure, 757m
Maximum height for area: 757 metres, Maximum prominence for area: 262 metres,

Places in area Dublin:
N: Howth:

Ben of Howth 171m
N: Naul:

Knockbrack 176m
S: Dublin South East:

Carrickgollogan 275.2m

Glendoo Mountain 585.1m

Killiney Hill 153.5m

Knocknagun 555.3m

Montpelier Hill 383m

Prince William's Seat 553.5m

Tibradden Mountain 466.2m

Two Rock Mountain 536m
S: Kippure & Kilbride:

Corrig Mountain 617.1m

Kippure 757m

Seahan 647.3m

Seefin 620.6m

Seefingan 722.9m
S: Saggart:

Cupidstown Hill 378.6m

Knockannavea 400.8m

Saggart Hill 396.9m

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.

Ben of Howth Hill Binn Éadair A name in Irish, also Hill of Howth an extra name in English (Ir. Binn Éadair [GE], 'peak of Éadar') Dublin County in Leinster Province, in Binnion List, Polymict melange Bedrock

Height: 171m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 50 Grid Reference: O28548 37620
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Longitude: -6.069313, Latitude: 53.373358 , Easting: 328548, Northing: 237620 Prominence: 167m, Isolation: 12.3km, Has trig pillar
ITM: 728469 737645, GPS IDs, 6 char: BnofHw, 10 char: BnofHwth
Bedrock type: Polymict melange, (Elsinore Formation)

Binn Éadair (The Ben/Hill of Howth) is one of the most frequently cited hills in Irish literature. The Old Irish form of the name is Benn/Bend Étair. It is the subject of two poems in the Metrical Dindshenchas and in Acallam na Senórach it is the scene of a great hunt, during which Artúir (a character based on King Arthur) makes off to Britain with Fionn Mac Cumhail's three best hunting dogs. The Fianna pursue Artúir, kill all his men and bring him back captive to the Hill of Howth. According to legend, Binn Éadair is also the burial site of Oscar. The hill is also the scene of several romantic reminiscences in Joyce's Ulysees. Ben of Howth is the 1445th highest place in Ireland. Ben of Howth is the most easterly summit and also the second most northerly in the Dublin area.
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		Some mapping: Open Street Map (Various variations used.)	British summit data courtesy: Database of British & Irish Hills (Creative Commons Licence)
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