Howth Castle
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Howth Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 24 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is National Transport Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away.
The story
Howth Castle ( HOHTH) is a historic dwelling, based on 14th and 15th century Anglo-Norman construction, that lies by the village of Howth, County Dublin, Ireland. It is sited within a substantial estate. The castle was the ancestral home of the St Lawrence family that had held the area since the 12th century Norman invasion, and the head of which held in time the titles of Lord Howth (a feudal barony) until circa 1425, Baron Howth to 1767, then Earl of Howth until 1909. The castle and estate were held by distaff heirs, the Gaisford-St Lawrence family, from 1909 to 2019, when they were sold to an investment group, Tetrarch. The estate today still includes a major part of the peninsula of Howth Head, including extensive heathland and much of Howth's cliff walks, with views over Dublin Bay, light woodland, and the island of Ireland's Eye. On the grounds near the castle are golf courses, a hotel and gardens. There is also a collapsed portal tomb and several small streams pass through the estate. In October 2018, the Gaisford St Lawrence family announced their agreement to sell the castle, demesne and Ireland's Eye to the Tetrarch investment group who intended to redevelop the hotel and course as a luxury resort. A 7-acre portion of the site zoned for residential development close to the castle gate was sold onwards by Tetrarch to Glenveagh Homes for €14m after the main sale closed. The contents of the castle, including most furniture, were sold at auction in 2021, with a separate auction of books and letters.
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Dates from 1235.
Wikidata Q545548, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Access
- Customers only
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- The Ready Boat Pillar: 0.3 mi
- Fisher's Cross: 0.5 mi
- Therese-Emile Yuon: 0.6 mi
- George IV's footsteps: 0.6 mi
- Star of the Sea: 0.7 mi
- The Old Courthouse: 0.4 mi
- Aideen's Dolmen: 0.5 mi
- Howth Martello Tower: 0.7 mi
- Ye Olde Hurdy-Gurdy (Museum of Vintage Radio): 0.7 mi
- Sutton South Martello Tower: 1.4 mi
- Plant Life: 0.8 mi
- Luí na Gréine: 0.9 mi
- Electric School of Fish: 1.3 mi
- Crab Water: 1.7 mi
- Irish Sea Underwater: 2.1 mi
- Shielmartin Hill: 0.9 mi
- Ben of Howth: 1.0 mi
- Heath Hill: 7.4 mi
- Knockbane: 7.8 mi
- Dalkey Hill: 8.1 mi
- Casana Bank: 1.1 mi
- Sutton Park: 2.0 mi
- Seagrange Park: 2.4 mi
- Racecourse Park: 2.5 mi
- Beau Park Square: 3.2 mi
- Earlscliffe Garden: 1.5 mi
- Herb Garden: 4.1 mi
- Irish Suzhou Garden: 4.1 mi
- Walled Garden: 4.1 mi
- Rose Garden: 4.3 mi
- St. Doolagh's Well: 4.6 mi
- St Catherine's Well: 4.6 mi
- Saint John's Well: 7.1 mi
- Saint Broc's Well: 7.4 mi
- St Catherine's Well: 7.5 mi
- National Transport Museum: 0.1 mi
- Malahide Historical Society Museum: 5.3 mi
- Casino Model Railway Museum: 5.5 mi
- Lightvessel Kittiwake: 6.4 mi
- The Redbrick Substation: 6.5 mi
- Claremont Beach: 0.3 mi
- Burrow Beach: 1.1 mi
- Red Rock Beach: 1.5 mi
- Broad Strand: 1.6 mi
- Hidden Beach: 1.6 mi
- Bull Island Wildlife Only Area: 2.5 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 7.1 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 7.1 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 7.2 mi
- The Grove: 7.9 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 8.1 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 8.1 mi
- The Shaft: 14.1 mi
- Streaky Slab: 14.1 mi
- Streaky Slab: 14.1 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 8.1 mi
- Toni's: 10.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
- BBQ Area: 14.0 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 18.6 mi
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 17.5 mi
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 17.6 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 24.7 mi
- Devil's Glen Waterfall: 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Howth Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | SW 216° | 757 m | 17.8 mi |
| Djouce | SSW 201° | 725.5 m | 18.8 mi |
| Seefingan | SW 222° | 722.9 m | 18.1 mi |
| War Hill | SSW 203° | 684.8 m | 18.5 mi |
| Seahan | SW 227° | 647.3 m | 17.1 mi |
| Tonduff | SSW 207° | 642 m | 17.4 mi |
| Seefin | SW 223° | 620.6 m | 19.0 mi |
| Corrig Mountain | SW 225° | 617.1 m | 16.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 17:51 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 04:56 | 20:59 | 21:57 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:40 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:38 | 15:00 | 16:08 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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