List of tallest structures in the United Kingdom
This list contains all types of structures 150 metres (490 ft) in height or more, which is the accepted criterion for a building to qualify as a skyscraper in the United Kingdom.
Entries in italics denote approximate figures.
Structures taller than 300 metres
Name | Pinnacle height | Image | Year | Primary use | Town | Construction type | Coordinates | Remarks |
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Skelton Mast | 365 m (1,198 ft) | ![]() | 2001 | communication | Skelton, Cumbria | guyed steel lattice mast | 54°43′54.5″N 2°52′58.9″W | Insulated against ground. |
Belmont Mast | 351.65 m (1,153.7 ft) | ![]() | 1965 | communication | Donington on Bain, Lincolnshire | guyed tubular steel mast | 53°20′9.07″N 0°10′19.11″W | Originally 1,265 ft (386 m), modified height of 1,272 ft (388 m) was the tallest construction in the EU, and tallest tubular steel mast in the world. |
New Caldbeck Mast | 337 m (1,106 ft) | 2008 | communication | Caldbeck, Cumbria | guyed steel lattice mast | 54°46′24″N 3°5′26″W | Replaced the original Caldbeck mast, which was dismantled in 2008. | |
Emley Moor Tower | 330.5 m (1,084 ft) | ![]() | 1970 | communication | Huddersfield, West Yorkshire | concrete tower | 53°36′43.4″N 1°39′51.89″W | Tallest freestanding structure in UK. Original 137 m (449 ft) tower built in 1956, replaced 1964. Second 385 m (1,263 ft) guyed tubular mast was built 1964 to replace the tower, but collapsed in 1969 due to icing and strong winds. |
Durris Mast | 322.0 m (1,056.4 ft) | 1961 | communication | Durris, Aberdeenshire | guyed steel lattice mast | 57°0′0″N 2°23′24″W | Tallest structure in Scotland. | |
Arfon Mast | 317.4 m (1,041 ft) | 1962 | communication | Penygroes, Gwynedd | guyed steel lattice mast | 53°1′11.77″N 4°16′24.61″W | Tallest structure in Wales. | |
Emley Moor Temporary Broadcasting Mast | 317 m (1,040 ft) | 2018 | communication | Huddersfield, West Yorkshire | guyed lattice steel mast | 53°36′39.87″N 1°39′56.28″W | Temporary mast, used for transmitting at Emley Moor during renovation of antenna system. | |
Winter Hill Mast | 309.48 m (1,015.4 ft) | ![]() | 1965 | communication | Bolton, Greater Manchester | guyed tubular steel mast | 53°37′32.14″N 2°30′53.25″W | Original 137 m (449 ft) tower built in 1956, replaced in 1964. DTT mast raised height to 315.4 m (1,035 ft), but was removed after digital switchover. |
Waltham Mast | 315 m (1,033 ft) | 1968 | communication | Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire | guyed tubular steel mast | 52°48′5.18″N 0°48′3.04″W | Original mast built in 1966, collapsed before completion later that year. Replaced by a new mast with the same height. | |
The Shard | 309.6 m (1,016 ft) | ![]() | 2012 | various | Southwark, London | skyscraper | 51°30′16.2″N 0°05′11.4″W | Tallest building in Europe outside Russia. (Was the tallest building in the EU until Britain's departure on 31 January 2020). |
Black Hill Mast | 306.6 m (1,006 ft) | 1961 | communication | Salsburgh, North Lanarkshire | guyed steel lattice mast | 55°51′42.53″N 3°52′20.85″W | Original 228 m (748 ft) mast built in 1957, replaced in 1961. | |
Bilsdale Mast | 306.2 m (1,005 ft) | ![]() | 2023 | communication | Bilsdale, North Yorkshire | guyed steel lattice mast | 54°21′29″N 1°08′52″W | Original 314 m (1,030 ft) mast built in 1969, burnt down in 2021, replaced in 2023. |
Strabane Mast | 305.5 m (1,002 ft) | 1963 | communication | Strabane, County Tyrone | guyed steel lattice mast | 54°47′58″N 7°23′19″W | Tallest structure in Ireland. | |
Mendlesham Mast | 305.4 m (1,002 ft) | 1959 | communication | Mendlesham, Suffolk | guyed steel lattice mast | 52°14′4.36″N 1°6′26.39″E | Tallest television mast in Europe at time of construction. | |
Lichfield Mast | 305.2 m (1,001 ft) | 1961 | communication | Tamworth, Staffordshire | guyed steel lattice mast | 52°38′11.83″N 1°45′32.37″W | Original 137 m (449 ft) tower built in 1956, replaced in 1961. | |
Mendip Mast | 305.0 m (1,000.7 ft) | 1967 | communication | St Cuthbert Out, Somerset | guyed tubular steel mast | 51°14′13.45″N 2°37′31.32″W |
Structures 250 to 300 metres tall
Name | Pinnacle height | Image | Year | Primary Use | Town | Construction Type | Coordinates | Remarks |
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22 Bishopsgate | 278 m (912 ft) | ![]() |
2019 | office | City of London | Skyscraper | 51.5145°N 0.0829°W | Tallest building in the City of London. |
Crimond Royal Naval Wireless Telegraphy Station, Large Mast | 274.3 m (900 ft) | ![]() | ? | communication | Crimond, Aberdeenshire | guyed steel lattice mast | 57°37′2.88″N 1°53′15.42″W | |
Sutton Coldfield Mast | 270.5 m (887 ft) | 1983 | communication | Birmingham, West Midlands | guyed steel lattice mast | 52°36′2.17″N 1°50′1.94″W | Original mast built 1949, replaced 1983. | |
Wenvoe Mast | 265 m (869 ft) | 1985 | communication | Vale of Glamorgan | guyed steel lattice mast | 51°27′33.68″N 3°16′53.53″W | Original mast built in 1952, replaced in 1985. Extended by 23 m (75 ft) with new antenna system in 2008. | |
Drax Power Station | 259 m (850 ft) | ![]() | 1969[1] | chimney | Selby, North Yorkshire | concrete tower | 53°44′13.77″N 0°59′56.5″W | Tallest chimney in UK.[2] |
Rugby VLF Mast | 250 m (820 ft) | 1925 | communication | Rugby, Warwickshire | guyed steel lattice mast | 52°22′26.89″N 1°11′17.35″W; 52°22′16.24″N 1°11′5.63″W; 52°22′3.25″N 1°11′7.76″W; 52°21′57.93″N 1°11′27.41″W; 52°22′5.69″N 1°11′44.59″W; 52°22′16.46″N 1°11′56.81″W; 52°21′44.9″N 1°11′29.75″W; 52°21′33.04″N 1°11′21.23″W; 52°21′25.34″N 1°11′4.1″W; 52°21′55.43″N 1°10′50.84″W; 52°21′43.51″N 1°10′42.34″W; 52°21′30.57″N 1°10′44.64″W | 12 guyed masts insulated against ground, demolished in June 2004 and August 2007. |
Structures 200 to 250 metres tall
Name | Pinnacle height | Image | Year | Primary Use | Town | Construction Type | Coordinates | Remarks |
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Grain Power Station | 244 m (801 ft) | ![]() | 1979[3] | chimney | Isle of Grain, Kent | concrete tower | 51°26′46.84″N 0°42′42.2″E | Demolished on 7 September 2016.[4] |
Mounteagle Mast | 243.8 m (800 ft) | 1961 | communication | Fortrose, Ross-shire | guyed steel lattice mast | 57°35′30″N 4°16′36″W | ||
Dover Mast | 243.2 m (798 ft) | 1960 | communication | Dover, Kent | guyed steel lattice mast | 51°6′42.11″N 1°14′50.83″E | ||
Landmark Pinnacle | 239 m (784 ft) | ![]() |
2020 | Residential | Isle of Dogs | skyscraper | 51° 30′ 9.6″ N, 0° 1′ 31.5″ W | |
Sandy Heath Mast | 240.8 m (790 ft) | ![]() | 1965 | communication | Sandy, Bedfordshire | guyed steel lattice mast | 52°7′48.67″N 0°14′29.09″W | |
Selkirk Mast | 238.8 m (783 ft) | 1961 | communication | Selkirk, Scottish Borders | guyed steel lattice mast | 55°33′21.08″N 2°47′35.61″W | ||
Caradon Hill Mast | 237.7 m (780 ft) | ![]() | 1961 | communication | Liskeard, Cornwall | guyed steel lattice mast | 50°30′41″N 4°26′12.3″W | |
Inverkip Power Station | 236 m (774 ft) | ![]() | 1976[5] | chimney | Wemyss Bay, Inverclyde | concrete tower | 55°53′58.16″N 4°53′12.84″W | Former tallest free-standing structure in Scotland; demolished on 28 July 2013 with explosives.[6] |
Preseli Mast | 235.4 m (772 ft) | ![]() | 1962 | communication | Crymych, Pembrokeshire | guyed steel lattice mast | 51°56′39.69″N 4°39′39.61″W | |
One Canada Square | 235.1 m (771 ft) | ![]() | 1991 | office | Canary Wharf, London | skyscraper | 51°30′18.33″N 0°1′10.41″W | |
Stockland Hill Mast | 235.0 m (771.0 ft) | ![]() | 1961 | communication | Honiton, Devon | guyed steel lattice mast | 50°48′25.81″N 3°6′17.81″W | |
Moel-y-Parc Mast | 230 m (750 ft) | ![]() | 1963 | communication | Caerwys, Flintshire | guyed steel lattice mast | 53°13′15.8″N 3°18′51.86″W | |
Heron Tower | 230 m (750 ft) | ![]() | 2010 | office | City of London | skyscraper | 51°30′58.0″N 0°4′51.0″W | |
Angus Mast | 229.5 m (753 ft) | ![]() | 1965 | communication | Angus | guyed steel lattice mast | 56°33′18.3″N 2°59′9.47″W | |
Rumster Forest Mast | 229.2 m (752 ft) | 1965 | communication | Wick, Caithness | guyed steel lattice mast | 58°19′40.98″N 3°22′17.05″W | ||
Ashkirk Mast | 229.1 m (752 ft) | ![]() | 1963 | communication | Selkirk, Scottish Borders | guyed steel lattice mast | 55°30′38.52″N 2°50′26.39″W | |
Chillerton Down Mast | 228.9 m (751 ft) | ![]() | 1958 | communication | Newport, Isle of Wight | guyed steel lattice mast | 50°38′57.36″N 1°19′43.94″W | |
Black Mountain Mast | 228.6 m (750 ft) | 1959 | communication | Belfast, Northern Ireland | guyed steel lattice mast | 54°35′13.39″N 6°1′19.48″W | ||
Burnhope Mast | 228.6 m (750 ft) | ![]() | 1958 | communication | Burnhope, County Durham | guyed steel lattice mast | 54°49′18.8″N 1°42′53.3″W | |
St. Hilary Mast | 227.1 m (745 ft) | ![]() | 1957 | communication | Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan | guyed steel lattice mast | 51°27′26.8″N 3°24′10.6″W | |
Anthorn Radio Station | 227 m (745 ft) | ![]() | 1964 | communication | Anthorn, Cumbria | guyed steel lattice mast | 54°54′41.93″N 3°16′43.47″W ; 54°54′53.26″N 3°16′33.22″W ; 54°54′42.97″N 3°16′20.76″W ; 54°54′31.56″N 3°16′30.01″W ; 54°54′30.49″N 3°16′51.78″W ; 54°54′40.83″N 3°17′4.25″W ; 54°54′52.21″N 3°16′54.98″W ; 54°55′2.99″N 3°16′45.62″W ; 54°54′53.99″N 3°16′12.34″W ; 54°54′32.9″N 3°16′9.23″W ; 54°54′20.82″N 3°16′39.35″W ; 54°54′29.83″N 3°17′12.68″W ; 54°54′50.92″N 3°17′15.88″W | |
Holme Moss Mast | 225 m (738 ft) | ![]() | 1984 | communication | Holmfirth, West Yorkshire | guyed steel lattice mast | 53°31′59.88″N 1°51′29″W | Original 229 m (750 ft) mast built 1951, replaced. |
Leadenhall Building | 225 m (738 ft) | ![]() | 2014 | office | City of London | skyscraper | 51°30′49.68″N 0°4′55.56″W | |
Crystal Palace Tower | 219 m (719 ft) | ![]() | 1950 | communication | Norwood, London | lattice tower | 51°25′27.05″N 0°4′29.88″W | |
Pembroke Power Station | 217.3 m (713 ft) | ![]() | 1968[7] | chimney | Pembroke, Pembrokeshire | concrete tower | 51°41′8″N 4°59′21.17″W | Demolished on 25 November 2000.[8] |
Littlebrook "D" Power Station | 215 m (705 ft) | ![]() | 1981[9] | chimney | Dartford, Kent | concrete tower | 51°28′0.8″N 0°14′31.03″E | Demolished with explosives on 15 December 2019.[10] |
Droitwich Mast 1 | 213.4 m (700 ft) | ![]() |
1934 | communication | Droitwich, Worcestershire | guyed steel lattice mast | 52°17′46.9″N 2°6′24.32″W | Consists of two masts of the same height. Broadcasts Radio 4 LW on 198 kHz. |
Droitwich Mast 2 | 213.4 m (700 ft) | ![]() | 1934 | communication | Droitwich, Worcestershire | guyed steel lattice mast | 52°17′40.4″N 2°6′20.62″W | |
Queensferry Crossing | 207 m (679 ft) | ![]() | 2017 | bridge | Lothian and Fife | cable-stayed bridge concrete towers | 56.0046°N 3.4124°W | |
Tacolneston Mast (replacement) | 206.1 m (676 ft) | ![]() | 2009 | communication | Tacolneston, Norfolk | guyed steel lattice mast | 52°31′4″N 1°8′20″E | Built to replace the 165 m (541 ft) mast, ready for Digital Switchover in 2011. Mast construction started in September 2009, and took five weeks to build. |
Ironbridge "B" Power Station | 205 m (673 ft) | ![]() | 1969[11] | chimney | Telford, Shropshire | concrete tower | 52°37′47.6″N 2°30′48″W | Also known as Buildwas Power Station. Demolished on 3 September 2021.[12] |
European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre | 204 m (669 ft) | ![]() | 2018 | wind farm | Aberdeenshire (3 km offshore) | 11 x MHI Vestas Offshore V164-8.8 MW turbines[13] | 57°13′N 1°59′W | |
Deansgate Square South Tower | 201 m (659 ft) | ![]() | 2018 | residential | Manchester, Greater Manchester | skyscraper | 53°28′18.8″N 2°15′5.72″W | Tallest building in the UK outside of London. |
Fiddlers Ferry Power Station | 200 m (660 ft) | ![]() | 1971[14] | chimney | Cuerdley, Cheshire | concrete tower | 53°22′22.2″N 2°41′8.85″W | |
West Burton "A" Power Station | 200 m (660 ft) | ![]() | 1966[15] | chimney | West Burton, Nottinghamshire | concrete tower | 53°21′44.42″N 0°48′47.09″W ; 53°21′46.83″N 0°48′38.83″W | Twin chimneys. Original chimneys were demolished and replaced in 2003.[16][17] |
Eggborough Power Station | 200 m (660 ft) | ![]() | 1966[18] | chimney | Eggborough, North Yorkshire | concrete tower | 53°42′42.4″N 1°7′30.85″W | Demolished on 24 July 2022.[19] |
Structures 150 to 200 metres tall
Name | Pinnacle height | Image | Year | Primary Use | Town | Construction Type | Coordinates | Remarks |
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Citigroup Centre | 199.5 m (655 ft) | ![]() | 2001 | office | Canary Wharf, London | skyscraper | 51°30′14.26″N 0°1′4.37″W | |
HSBC Tower | 199.5 m (655 ft) | ![]() | 2002 | office | Canary Wharf, London | skyscraper | 51°30′19.5″N 0°1′2.72″W | |
Didcot "A" Power Station | 199.5 m (655 ft) | ![]() | 1968[20] | chimney | Didcot, Oxfordshire | concrete tower | 51°37′20.17″N 1°15′39.02″W | Demolished on 9 February 2020.[21] |
Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station | 199 m (653 ft) | ![]() | 1967[22] | chimney | Kegworth, Nottinghamshire | concrete tower | 52°52′1.11″N 1°15′23.93″W | |
Cottam Power Station | 198 m (650 ft) | ![]() | 1968[23] | chimney | Retford, Nottinghamshire | concrete tower | 53°18′17.2″N 0°46′53.96″W | |
Kilroot power station | 198 m (650 ft) | ![]() | 1981[24] | chimney | Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland | concrete tower | 54°43′28.25″N 5°46′2.15″W | |
Fawley Power Station | 198 m (650 ft) | ![]() | 1969[25] | chimney | Fawley, Hampshire | concrete tower | 50°49′3.66″N 1°19′45.14″W | Demolished on 31 October 2021.[26] |
Ferrybridge "C" Power Station | 198 m (650 ft) | ![]() | 1966[27] | chimney | Ferrybridge, West Yorkshire | concrete tower | 53°42′57.07″N 1°16′47.78″W ; 53°42′55.45″N 1°16′52.34″W | Twin chimneys. Demolished on 22 August 2021.[28] |
Kingsnorth Power Station | 198 m (650 ft) | ![]() | 1970[29] | chimney | Rochester, Kent | concrete tower | 51°25′6.25″N 0°36′13.79″E | Demolished on 22 March 2018.[30] |
North Hessary Tor Mast | 196.0 m (643.0 ft) | ![]() | 1955 | communication | Princetown, Devon | guyed steel lattice mast | 50°33′0.84″N 4°0′29.9″W | |
Samsung Heavy Industries 7 MW wind turbine prototype | 196 m (643 ft) | 2014 | wind turbine | Methil, Fife | tower | 56°10′26″N 3°1′9″W | ||
400 kV Thames Crossing | 190 m (620 ft) | ![]() | electricity pylon | River Thames, Swanscombe | lattice tower | 51°28′3.73″N 0°17′15.86″E ; 51°27′43.77″N 0°18′19.33″E | Consists of two equal height pylons, one on either bank of the River Thames. | |
BT Tower | 188.4 m (618 ft) | ![]() | 1964 | communication | Fitzrovia, London | concrete tower | 51°31′17.4″N 0°8′20.04″W | Formerly known as the Post Office Tower and had a revolving restaurant at the top. |
Rowridge transmitting station, new mast | 187 m (614 ft) | ![]() | 2009 | communication | Rowridge, Isle of Wight | guyed steel lattice mast | ||
Crimond Royal Naval Wireless Telegraphy Station, Mast Southwest | 183.2 m (601 ft) | ![]() | ? | communication | Crimond, Aberdeenshire | guyed steel lattice mast | 57°36′44.24″N 1°53′36.62″W | |
Kirk o' Shotts Mast | 183 m (600 ft) | ![]() | 1952 | communication | Salsburgh, North Lanarkshire | guyed steel lattice mast | 55°51′9.92″N 3°49′33.81″W | Original height 228.6 metres (750 ft). |
Masts of RNAS Inskip | 183 m (600 ft) | ![]() | ? | communication | Inskip, Lancashire | guyed steel lattice mast | 53°49′46.51″N 2°49′48.65″W ; 53°49′48.26″N 2°50′3.37″W ; 53°49′54.06″N 2°50′14.65″W ; 53°49′45.37″N 2°50′17.54″W | |
Stirling Transmitting Station | 183 m (600 ft) | communication | Stirling | guyed mast | 56°04′17.65″N 4°03′37.41″W | Used for DECTRA-Navigation. | ||
Kidsdale Transmitting Station | 183 m (600 ft) | communication | Whithorn, Dumfries and Galloway | guyed mast | 54°42′1.66″N 4°25′22.13″W | Used for DECTRA-Navigation, demolished | ||
Tower 42 | 183 m (600 ft) | ![]() | 1980 | office | City of London | skyscraper | 51°30′54.89″N 0°5′1.79″W | Previously known as "The Nat West Tower". |
Rugeley "B" Power Station | 183 m (600 ft) | ![]() | 1970 | chimney | Rugeley, Staffordshire | concrete tower | 52°45′29.79″N 1°55′8.51″W | Original chimney was replaced in 2009.[31] Replacement chimney was later demolished on 24 January 2021.[32] |
Longannet Power Station | 183 m (600 ft) | ![]() | 1969[33] | chimney | Longannet, Fife | concrete tower | 56°02′54.86″N 3°40′57.24″W | Demolished on 9 December 2021.[34] |
Crimond Royal Naval Wireless Telegraphy Station, Mast Southeast | 182.88 m (600.0 ft) | ![]() | ? | communication | Crimond, Aberdeenshire | guyed steel lattice mast | 57°36′23.28″N 1°52′49.48″W | |
30 St Mary Axe | 179.8 m (590 ft) | ![]() | 2004 | office | City of London | skyscraper | 51°30′51.9″N 0°4′49.21″W | Also known as "The Gherkin" and "Swiss Re Centre". |
Wrotham Mast | 176.6 m (579 ft) | 1981 | communication | Wrotham, Kent | guyed steel lattice mast | 51°19′14.52″N 0°17′15.87″E | Carried first broadcasts of VHF FM radio in the UK. Replaced equal height mast on same site built in 1951. | |
Redruth Mast | 173 m (568 ft) | ![]() | 1962 | communication | Redruth, Cornwall | guyed steel lattice mast | 50°12′35.4″N 5°14′18.33″W | |
Rowridge Mast | 172 m (564 ft) | ![]() | 2010 | communication | Newport, Isle of Wight | guyed steel lattice mast | 50°40′35″N 1°22′7″W | Replacement to original 149.6 metres (491 ft) mast. |
Peterhead Power Station | 170.6 m (560 ft) | ![]() | 1980[35] | chimney | Peterhead, Aberdeenshire | concrete tower | 57°28′39.77″N 1°47′24.81″W | |
Spinnaker Tower | 170 m (560 ft) | ![]() | 2005 | observation | Portsmouth, Hampshire | concrete tower | 50°47′44.22″N 1°6′30.86″W | Tallest structure in UK open to public outside London (though not to its pinnacle). |
Blyth B Power Station | 170 m (560 ft) | ![]() | 1962[36] | chimneys | Blyth, Northumberland | concrete tower | 55°8′33″N 1°31′39″W | Twin chimneys, demolished on 7 December 2003.[37] |
Oxford Mast | 169.0 m (554.5 ft)[38] | 1968 | communication | Oxford, Oxfordshire | guyed steel lattice mast | 51°47′26.28″N 1°10′44.85″W | ||
Beetham Tower | 168.9 m (554 ft) | ![]() | 2006 | residential | Manchester, Greater Manchester | skyscraper | 53°28′31.63″N 2°15′0.79″W | Until 2018 the tallest building in the UK outside of London. Also known as "Hilton Tower". |
Tilbury "B" Power Station | 168 m (551 ft) | ![]() | 1968[39] | chimney | Tilbury, Essex | concrete tower | Twin chimneys, demolished on 28 September 2017.[40] | |
Divis Mast B | 165.8 m (544 ft) | ![]() | 2011 | communication | Hannahstown, County Antrim | guyed steel lattice mast | 54°36′28.22″N 6°00′28.41″W | |
Broadgate Tower | 165.0 m (541.3 ft) | ![]() | 2008 | office | City of London | skyscraper | 51°31′15.84″N 0°4′46.32″W | |
Tacolneston Mast | 165.0 m (541.3 ft) | ![]() | 1956 | communication | Norwich, Norfolk | guyed steel lattice mast | 52°31′3.89″N 1°8′19.38″E | Replaced by 206.1 m (676 ft) mast in 2011. |
Ridge Hill Mast | 164.6 m (540 ft) | ![]() | 1968 | communication | Ledbury, Herefordshire | guyed steel lattice mast | 51°59′50.89″N 2°32′23.51″W | |
Huntshaw Cross Mast | 163.7 m (537 ft) | ![]() | communication | Great Torrington, Devon | guyed steel lattice mast | 50°58′45.48″N 4°5′55.49″W | ||
Sudbury "A" Mast | 163 m (535 ft)[41] | ![]() | communication | Sudbury, Suffolk | guyed steel lattice mast | 52°0′15.54″N 0°47′9.08″E | ||
British Airways i360 | 162 m (531 ft) | ![]() | 2016 | observation | Brighton | steel tower | ||
Eitshal Mast | 161.3 m (529 ft) | ![]() | 1976 | communication | Stornoway, Isle of Lewis | guyed steel lattice mast | 58°10′45.11″N 6°35′6.52″W | |
Chatton Mast | 161.0 m (528.2 ft)[42] | ![]() | communication | Alnwick, Northumberland | guyed steel lattice mast | 55°31′54.98″N 1°50′3.01″W | ||
Aberthaw Power Station | 160 m (520 ft) | ![]() | 1971[43] | chimney | Gileston, Vale of Glamorgan | concrete tower | 51°23′34.32″N 3°24′16.64″W | |
Blackpool Tower | 158 m (518 ft) | ![]() | 1894 | observation | Blackpool, Lancashire | lattice tower | 53°48′57.09″N 3°3′18.44″W | |
Deansgate Square East Tower | 158 m (518 ft) | ![]() | 2019 | residential | Manchester, Greater Manchester | skyscraper | ||
Moorside Edge Mast 1 | 158 m (518 ft) | ![]() | 1982 | communication | Huddersfield, West Yorkshire | guyed steel lattice mast | 53°38′9.15″N 1°53′41.67″W | Consists of two masts of the same height. |
Moorside Edge Mast 2 | 158 m (518 ft) | ![]() | 1982 | communication | Huddersfield, West Yorkshire | guyed steel lattice mast | 53°38′5.39″N 1°53′38.1″W | |
Forth Road Bridge | 156 m (512 ft) | ![]() | 1964 | bridge | Firth of Forth, East Scotland | steel tower | 56°0′21.74″N 3°24′14.33″W ; 55°59′48.91″N 3°24′15.67″W | |
One Churchill Place | 156 m (512 ft) | ![]() | 2004 | office | Canary Wharf, London | skyscraper | 51°30′18.47″N 0°0′51.62″W | |
Humber Bridge | 155.5 m (510 ft) | ![]() | 1981 | bridge | River Humber, Yorkshire/Lincolnshire | concrete towers | 53°42′51.49″N 0°27′2.19″W ; 53°42′5.98″N 0°26′58.42″W | |
Haverfordwest Mast | 154.4 m (507 ft) | ![]() | communication | Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire | guyed steel lattice mast | 51°53′57.11″N 4°51′59.13″W | ||
Manningtree Mast | 154.4 m (507 ft) | ![]() | communication | Manningtree, Essex | guyed steel lattice mast | 51°55′26.1″N 1°5′9.74″E | ||
Burghead Medium Wave Mast | 154.2 m (506 ft) | ![]() | 1936 | communication | Burghead, Moray | guyed steel lattice mast | 57°41′53.04″N 3°28′11.19″W | Insulated against ground. |
Elizabeth Tower | 154 m (505 ft) | ![]() | 2022 | residential | Manchester, Greater Manchester | skyscraper | ||
Peterborough Mast | 153.9 m (505 ft) | ![]() | 2006 | communication | Morborne, Cambridgeshire | guyed steel lattice mast | 52°30′27.59″N 0°20′35.48″W | Original mast was built in 1959 but was destroyed by fire in 2004. |
275 kV Forth Crossing, Tower South | 153.9 m (505 ft) | ![]() | electricity pylon | Airth, Falkirk | lattice tower | 56°04′4.42″N 3°44′52.65″W | ||
Burghead Long Wave Mast | 153.6 m (504 ft) | ![]() | 1936 | communication | Burghead, Moray | guyed steel lattice mast | 57°41′57.9″N 3°28′4.78″W | Insulated against ground. |
25 Bank Street | 153 m (502 ft) | ![]() | 2003 | office | Canary Wharf, London | skyscraper | 51°30′11.55″N 0°1′15.42″W | |
40 Bank Street | 153 m (502 ft) | ![]() | 2003 | office | Canary Wharf, London | skyscraper | 51°30′9.44″N 0°1′10.58″W | |
Sandale Mast | 153 m (502 ft) | ![]() | 1957 | communication | Wigton, Cumbria | guyed steel lattice mast | 54°44′56.94″N 3°8′26.64″W | |
Croydon Tower | 152.6 m (501 ft) | ![]() | 1962 | communication | Norwood, London | lattice tower | 51°24′35.4″N 0°5′8.58″W | Original 61 m (200 ft) tower built in 1955, replaced in 1962. |
Darvel Mast | 152.4 m (500 ft) | ![]() | communication | Darvel, East Ayrshire | guyed steel lattice mast | 55°34′45.97″N 4°17′23.19″W | ||
Forfar Mast | 152.4 m (500 ft) | communication | Forfar, Angus | guyed steel lattice mast | 56°33′26.24″N 2°50′36.66″W | |||
Membury Mast | 152.4 m (500 ft) | ![]() | 1965 | communication | Hungerford, Berkshire | guyed steel lattice mast | 51°29′5.64″N 1°33′31.85″W | |
Washford Masts | 152 m (499 ft) | ![]() | 1933 | communication | Washford, Somerset | guyed steel lattice mast | 51°09′40.22″N 3°20′56.64″W ; 51°09′41.78″N 3°20′48.85″W | |
BT Tower (Birmingham) | 152 m (499 ft) | ![]() | 1965 | communication | Birmingham, West Midlands | concrete tower | 52°29′0.68″N 1°54′15.4″W | |
Cockenzie Power Station | 152 m (499 ft) | ![]() | 1966[44] | chimney | Cockenzie, East Lothian | concrete tower | 55°58′4.86″N 2°58′22.89″W ; 55°58′7.4″N 2°58′18.84″W | Twin chimneys, demolished on 26 September 2015.[45] |
Westerglen Mast | 152 m (499 ft) | ![]() | 1980 | communication | Falkirk, Stirlingshire | guyed steel lattice mast | 55°58′33″N 3°48′58.8″W | |
Carmel Mast | 151.9 m (498 ft) | ![]() | communication | Cross Hands, Carmarthenshire | guyed steel lattice mast | 51°49′6.65″N 4°4′2.73″W | ||
Hannington Mast | 151.9 m (498 ft) | ![]() | 1969 | communication | Hannington, Hampshire | guyed steel lattice mast | 51°18′28.73″N 1°14′40.99″W | |
10 Upper Bank Street | 151 m (495 ft) | ![]() | 2003 | office | Canary Wharf, London | skyscraper | 51°30′10.64″N 0°1′0.43″W | |
Blaenplwyf Mast | 150.5 m (494 ft) | ![]() | communication | Aberystwyth, Ceredigion | guyed steel lattice mast | 52°21′38.46″N 4°6′9″W |
Other notable tall structures
A separate list also exists for the tallest of each architectural example or class.
- Salisbury Cathedral at 123 m (404 ft) – tallest church spire in the United Kingdom[46]
- Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower, Birmingham at 100 m (330 ft) – tallest free-standing clock tower in the world[47]
- Monument to the Great Fire of London, London at 61.57 m (202.0 ft) – tallest isolated stone column in the world[48]
- ArcelorMittal Orbit, Olympic Park, London at 115 m (377 ft) – tallest free standing public work of art in the United Kingdom[49]
See also
- List of tallest buildings in the United Kingdom
- List of tallest buildings and structures in the United Kingdom by usage
- List of tallest buildings in the United Kingdom by settlement
- List of tallest buildings and structures in Birmingham
- List of tallest buildings and structures in Brighton and Hove
- List of tallest buildings and structures in Bristol
- List of tallest buildings and structures in Cardiff
- List of tallest buildings and structures in Croydon
- List of tallest buildings and structures in Edinburgh
- List of tallest buildings and structures in Glasgow
- List of tallest buildings and structures in Greater Manchester
- List of tallest buildings and structures in Leeds
- List of tallest buildings and structures in Liverpool
- List of tallest buildings and structures in London
- List of tallest buildings and structures in Newcastle upon Tyne
- List of tallest buildings and structures in Portsmouth
- List of tallest buildings and structures in Salford
- List of tallest buildings and structures in Sheffield
- List of tallest buildings and structures in Southampton
- List of tallest buildings in Yorkshire
- List of tallest structures in the world
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