Shielmartin Hill
Shielmartin Hill rises to 163 m. Kippure stands 757 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Aideen's Dolmen, a attraction 0.4 miles away.
The story
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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Wikidata Q7496202, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 163 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Aideen's Dolmen: 0.4 mi
- Sutton South Martello Tower: 0.6 mi
- The Old Courthouse: 1.2 mi
- Howth Martello Tower: 1.3 mi
- Ye Olde Hurdy-Gurdy (Museum of Vintage Radio): 1.3 mi
- Ben of Howth: 0.6 mi
- Dalkey Hill: 7.2 mi
- Killiney Hill: 7.5 mi
- Mullins Hill: 7.7 mi
- Heath Hill: 8.3 mi
- Earlscliffe Garden: 0.7 mi
- Irish Suzhou Garden: 3.8 mi
- Herb Garden: 3.8 mi
- Walled Garden: 3.8 mi
- Rose Garden: 4.0 mi
- Howth Castle: 0.9 mi
- The Ready Boat Pillar: 1.2 mi
- Fisher's Cross: 1.2 mi
- Therese-Emile Yuon: 1.5 mi
- Star of the Sea: 1.5 mi
- Luí na Gréine: 1.1 mi
- Plant Life: 1.2 mi
- Electric School of Fish: 1.6 mi
- Crab Water: 1.9 mi
- Irish Sea Underwater: 2.1 mi
- Casana Bank: 1.2 mi
- Sutton Park: 2.2 mi
- Seagrange Park: 2.6 mi
- Racecourse Park: 2.8 mi
- Beau Park Square: 3.4 mi
- St. Doolagh's Well: 4.9 mi
- St Catherine's Well: 4.9 mi
- Saint Broc's Well: 6.8 mi
- Saint John's Well: 6.9 mi
- Scurvy Well: 7.0 mi
- National Transport Museum: 0.9 mi
- Malahide Historical Society Museum: 5.9 mi
- National Maritime Museum of Ireland: 5.9 mi
- Lightvessel Kittiwake: 5.9 mi
- James Joyce Tower and Museum: 6.0 mi
- Red Rock Beach: 0.6 mi
- Broad Strand: 0.8 mi
- Hidden Beach: 0.9 mi
- Claremont Beach: 1.2 mi
- Burrow Beach: 1.6 mi
- Bull Island Wildlife Only Area: 2.3 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 6.4 mi
- Booterstown Marsh: 6.4 mi
- Booterstown Nature Reserve: 6.4 mi
- The Grove: 7.3 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 7.2 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 7.2 mi
- The Shaft: 13.2 mi
- Streaky Slab: 13.2 mi
- Streaky Slab: 13.2 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 7.2 mi
- Toni's: 9.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
- BBQ Area: 14.8 mi
- Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 18.7 mi
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 16.6 mi
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 17.4 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 23.8 mi
- Devil's Glen Waterfall: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Shielmartin Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kippure | SW 217° | 757 m | 16.9 mi |
| Djouce | SSW 201° | 725.5 m | 18.0 mi |
| Seefingan | SW 224° | 722.9 m | 17.3 mi |
| War Hill | SSW 204° | 684.8 m | 17.6 mi |
| Seahan | SW 229° | 647.3 m | 16.4 mi |
| Tonduff | SSW 208° | 642 m | 16.5 mi |
| Seefin | SW 225° | 620.6 m | 18.2 mi |
| Corrig Mountain | SW 227° | 617.1 m | 16.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 17:51 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 04:57 | 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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