This one, however, is almost certainly older than the manicured grounds that now surround it. Backing onto the North Strand at Howth on the northern edge of County Dublin, the mound measures roughly twenty metres in diameter and stands three metres high, its northern side cut away and retained behind a wall, giving it a slightly truncated, asymmetrical profile that hints at interference over the centuries.

The mound belongs to a cluster of similar earthworks in the immediate area, and the group carries a quiet significance: two of the neighbouring mounds have produced burials. That detail shifts the whole landscape. What might otherwise read as natural rises in the ground or remnants of estate-era landscaping takes on a different character when human remains enter the picture. Such mounds in an Irish coastal context are frequently associated with prehistoric or early medieval funerary activity, though the notes compiled by archaeologist Geraldine Stout, uploaded to the record in August 2011, do not specify dates or the nature of the burials recovered. The walling-in of the northern side suggests the mound was incorporated into later garden design at some point, the grounds of the residence absorbing an ancient feature without quite erasing it.

Access to this one is complicated by its setting within a private demesne garden, so a visit would require permission from the relevant landowner rather than a simple walk-in. The mound itself is not signposted or publicly interpreted. Those with a particular interest in the archaeology of the Howth peninsula might find it worth researching the broader context of the mound group in the area, since the burial finds from neighbouring examples suggest the cluster has genuine archaeological weight behind its unassuming appearance.