Editing Howth (section)

===Natural features===
Howth Head is one of the dominant features of [[Dublin Bay]], with a number of peaks, the highest of which is Black Linn. In one area, near Shielmartin, there is a small peat bog, the "Bog of the Frogs". The wilder parts of Howth can be accessed by a network of paths (many are rights of way) and much of the centre and east is protected as part of a Special Area of Conservation of {{convert|2.3|km2|acre}}, as well as by a Special Amenity Area Order.

The peninsula has a number of small, fast-running streams, three of which run through the village, with more, including the Bloody Stream, in the adjacent Howth Demesne. The streams passing through the village are, from east to west, Coulcour Brook (falling to Balscadden Bay), Gray's Brook or the Boggeen Stream (falling to the eastern end of the harbour), and Offington Stream (passing under Findlater's to the western side of the harbour). Other streams are met along the cliff walks, including the Whitewater Brook, with a tributary in a sunken area of plants and ponds, and then the Balsaggart Stream.<ref>Dublin: 2013, Doyle, J.W., "Ten Dozen Waters: The Rivers of County Dublin" - 8th edition</ref>

[[File:Howth lighthouse.jpg|thumb|left|Howth Lighthouse and Ireland's Eye]]
The island of [[Ireland's Eye]], part of the Special Area of Conservation, lies about a kilometre north of Howth harbour, with [[Lambay Island]] some 5&nbsp;km further to the north. A [[Martello tower]] exists on each of these islands with another tower overlooking Howth harbour (opened as a visitor centre and [[Ye Olde Hurdy Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radio]] on 8 June 2001<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://homepage.eircom.net/~HowthSuttonLions/environment.htm | title=Howth Martello Tower - Museum & Visitor Centre | website=Howth Sutton Lions Club | access-date=11 March 2006 | archive-date=16 January 2006 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060116210731/http://homepage.eircom.net/~HowthSuttonLions/environment.htm | url-status=live }}</ref>) and another tower at Red Rock, Sutton. These are part of a series of towers built around the coast of Ireland during the 19th century.
[[File:Howth - Fisher's Cross.jpg|thumb|left|Fisher's Cross]]