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{{short description|Peninsula northeast of Dublin, Ireland}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{More footnotes needed|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox peninsulas |name= Howth Head |local_name= ''Ceann Bhinn Éadair'' |image_name=File:Ceann Binn Eadair.jpg |image_caption=Aerial view of Howth Head looking south. |image_size= |image_alt= |map = Dublin#Ireland |location = [[Ireland]] |waterbody = {{plainlist| *[[Irish Sea]]}} |coordinates = |area_km2 = 11 |highest_mount = [[Ben of Howth]] |elevation_m = 171 |Country_heading = |country = Ireland |country_admin_divisions_title = County |country_admin_divisions = [[County Dublin|Dublin]] |country_admin_divisions_title_1 = |country_admin_divisions_1 = |country_1 = |country_1_admin_divisions_title = |country_1_admin_divisions = |density_km2 = 754 |demonym = |population = 8,294 |population_as_of= 2016 |ethnic_groups= |additional_info= }} [[Image:Howth_Head_by_Dublin,_(UK)_Admiralty_Chart_of_1875_updated_to_1931,_copyright_expired_1981.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Map of Howth Head with peaks]] '''Howth Head''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|h|oʊ|θ}} {{respell|HOHTH|'}}; ''Ceann Bhinn Éadair'' in [[Irish language|Irish]]) is a [[peninsula]] northeast of the city of [[Dublin]] in [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], within the governance of [[Fingal]] County Council. Entry to the headland is at [[Sutton, Dublin|Sutton]] while the village of [[Howth]] and the [[harbor|harbour]] are on the north-eastern face. Most of Howth Head is occupied by the Hill of Howth, though there are other regions, such as the tombolo at Sutton, extensive beaches on the northern shores, and small ones in other parts. The [[Baily Lighthouse]] is on the southeastern part of Howth Head. Nearby are the districts of [[Baldoyle]] and [[Portmarnock]], and adjacent is the nature reserve of [[North Bull Island]].
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