LOP 6 Howth Head

HOWTH 

The lookout post No. 6 was located on the green area at Summit Car Park near Howth. Today, nothing remains of the building. Its position can be determined from older photographs. Locals recalled that this building last served as a kiosk at the car park. The position of the posts was marked on Allied military maps. Eire signs and registration numbers, which were marked together on the ground, helped Allied aircraft to navigate. The activities of aircraft and ships in the northern part of Dublin Bay were recorded in logbooks by the coastguard and can now be viewed on the Irish Defence Forces website militaryarchives.ie.

The associated EIRE sign was restored in 2022 and is located 500 metres east of the car park on Howth Cliff Walk.

  

At the former site of the Lookout Post above the lawn near the Sumit car park, the concrete remains lie a few centimetres below the lawn. Under the embankment to the side of the lawn are more concrete remains of the building.