List of volcanoes in the United Kingdom

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There are no active volcanoes in Great Britain or Ireland, but there are a few in British dependent territories. One of the largest is Mount Belinda 1,370 m (4,490 ft) at 58°25′S 26°23′W / 58.417°S 26.383°W / -58.417; -26.383 (Montagu) on Montagu Island in the Weddell Sea off the coast of Antarctica. It is within the British Overseas Territory, the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Although, Mount Michael 805 m (2,641 ft) at 57°48′S 26°28′W / 57.8°S 26.467°W / -57.8; -26.467 on Saunders Island has been active as recently as 2005. The 700 m (2,297 ft) diameter summit crater is thought to possibly contain an active lava lake, one of only a handful in the world.

Below is a list of extinct volcanoes in Great Britain.

Name Elevation Location Last eruption
meters feet Coordinates
Ardnamurchan - - - c.55 million years ago
Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh 251 824 55°56′39″N 3°09′43″W / 55.94417°N 3.16194°W / 55.94417; -3.16194 (Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh) -
Borrowdale Volcanics - - - Silurian or earlier
Edinburgh Castle castle rock - - 55°56′55″N 3°12′03″W / 55.94861°N 3.20083°W / 55.94861; -3.20083 (Edinburgh Castle) -
Giant's Causeway - - 55°15′00″N 6°29′07″W / 55.25°N 6.48528°W / 55.25; -6.48528 (Giant's Causeway) Cenozoic
Glen Coe Caldera - - - Silurian
Borrowdale Volcanics (Cumbria) - Palaeozoic
Cheviot Hills 815 2674 - Palaeozoic
Cuillin Hills (on Isle of Skye) Tertiary
Snowdonia mountains in North Wales Ordovician


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