List of tallest structures in the United Kingdom

A list of the tallest structures in the United Kingdom. The list contains all types of structures, 150 m in height or more. 150 m is the accepted criterion for a building to qualify as a skyscraper.

Entries in italics denote approximate figures.

Structures taller than 300 metres

Name	Pinnacle height		Year	Primary Use	Town	Construction Type	Remarks
Belmont Mast	1265 ft	385.6 m	1965	communication	Donington on Bain, Lincolnshire	guyed tubular steel mast	Tallest construction in the EU
Skelton Mast	1198 ft	365 m	2001	communication	Skelton, Cumbria	guyed steel lattice mast
Emley Moor Tower	1084 ft	330.5 m	1970	communication	Huddersfield, West Yorkshire	concrete tower	Tallest freestanding structure in UK. Original 137 m (450 ft) tower built 1956, replaced 1964. Second 385 m (1265 ft) guyed tubular mast was built 1964 to replace the tower, but collapsed 1969 due to icing and strong winds
Waltham Mast	1033 ft	315 m	1968	communication	Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire	guyed tubular steel mast	Original mast built 1966, collapsed before completion later that year. Same height as replacement
Winter Hill Mast	1015 ft	309.3 m	1965	communication	Bolton, Lancashire	guyed tubular steel mast	Original 137 m (450 ft) tower built 1956, replaced 1964
Bilsdale Mast	1015 ft	309 m	1971	communication	Helmsley, North Yorkshire	guyed tubular steel mast
Arfon Mast	1013 ft	308.7 m	1962	communication	Penygroes, Gwynedd	guyed steel lattice mast
Black Hill Mast	1006 ft	306.6 m	1961	communication	Airdrie, Lanarkshire	guyed steel lattice mast	Original 228 m (750 ft) mast built 1957, replaced 1961
Caldbeck Mast	1006 ft	306.6 m	1961	communication	Caldbeck, Cumbria	guyed steel lattice mast
Durris Mast	1006 ft	306.6 m	1961	communication	Stonehaven, Kincardineshire	guyed steel lattice mast
Strabane Mast	1002 ft	305.5 m	1963	communication	Strabane, Co Tyrone	guyed steel lattice mast
Mendlesham Mast	1002 ft	305.4 m	1959	communication	Mendlesham, Suffolk	guyed steel lattice mast	Tallest television mast in Europe at time of construction
Lichfield Mast	1001 ft	305.2 m	1961	communication	Tamworth, Staffordshire	guyed steel lattice mast	Original 137 m (450 ft) tower built 1956, replaced 1961

Structures 250 to 300 metres tall

Name	Pinnacle height		Year	Primary Use	Town	Construction Type	Remarks
Mendip Mast	922 ft	281.6 m	1967	communication	Wells, Somerset	guyed tubular steel mast
Drax power station	850 ft	259 m	1969	chimney	Selby, North Yorkshire	concrete tower
Rugby Mast 1	820 ft	250 m	1926	communication	Rugby, Warwickshire	guyed steel lattice mast	Consists of an array four masts of the same height. Originally twelve masts were present, but eight were demolished in 2004 when they became redundant
Rugby Mast 2	820 ft	250 m	1926	communication	Rugby, Warwickshire	guyed steel lattice mast
Rugby Mast 3	820 ft	250 m	1926	communication	Rugby, Warwickshire	guyed steel lattice mast
Rugby Mast 4	820 ft	250 m	1926	communication	Rugby, Warwickshire	guyed steel lattice mast

Structures 200 to 250 metres tall

Name	Pinnacle height		Year	Primary Use	Town	Construction Type	Remarks
Grain Power Station	801 ft	244 m	1979	chimney	Isle of Grain, Kent	concrete tower
Mounteagle Mast	800 ft	243.8 m	1961	communication	Fortrose, Ross-shire	guyed steel lattice mast
Sutton Coldfield Mast	797 ft	242.9 m	1983	communication	Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands	guyed steel lattice mast	Original mast built 1949, replaced 1983
Wenvoe Mast	791 ft	241.2 m	1985	communication	Vale of Glamorgan	guyed steel lattice mast	Original mast built 1952, replaced 1985
Sandy Heath Mast	790 ft	240.8 m	1965	communication	Sandy, Bedfordshire	guyed steel lattice mast
Burghead Mast		240 m	1936	communication	Burghead, Moray	guyed steel lattice mast
Presely Mast	772 ft	235.4 m	1962	communication	Narberth, Pembrokeshire	guyed steel lattice mast
One Canada Square	771 ft	235.1 m	1991	office	Canary Wharf, London	skyscraper	Tallest inhabited building in UK
Stockland Hill Mast	771 ft	235.0 m	1961	communication	Honiton, Devon	guyed steel lattice mast
Moel-y-Parc Mast	755 ft	230 m	1963	communication	Caerwys, Flintshire	guyed steel lattice mast
Angus Mast	753 ft	229.5 m	1965	communication	Dundee, Angus	guyed steel lattice mast
Rumster Forest Mast	752 ft	229.2 m	1965	communication	Wick, Caithness	guyed steel lattice mast
Ashkirk Mast	752 ft	229.1 m	1963	communication	Selkirk, Scottish Borders	guyed steel lattice mast
Caradon Hill Mast	751 ft	229 m	1961	communication	Liskeard, Cornwall	guyed steel lattice mast
Chillerton Down Mast	751 ft	229 m	1958	communication	Newport, Isle of Wight	guyed steel lattice mast
Black Mountain Mast	750 ft	228.6 m	1959	communication	Belfast, Northern Ireland	guyed steel lattice mast
Burnhope Mast	750 ft	228.6 m	1958	communication	Lanchester, County Durham	guyed steel lattice mast
Dover Mast	750 ft	228.6 m	1960	communication	Dover, Kent	guyed steel lattice mast
Redruth Mast	750 ft	228.6 m	1962	communication	Redruth, Cornwall	guyed steel lattice mast
Selkirk Mast	750 ft	228.6 m	1961	communication	Selkirk, Scottish Borders	guyed steel lattice mast
St. Hilary Mast	745 ft	227.1 m	1957	communication	Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan	guyed steel lattice mast
Holme Moss Mast	738 ft	225 m	1984	communication	Holmfirth, West Yorkshire	guyed steel lattice mast	Original 229 m (750 ft) mast built 1951, replaced 1984
Crystal Palace Tower	728 ft	221.9 m	1950	communication	Norwood, London	lattice tower
Littlebrook "D" Power Station	705 ft	215 m	1981	chimney	Dartford, Kent	concrete tower
Wenvoe Temporary Mast	714 ft	217.7 m	2006	communication	Vale of Glamorgan	guyed steel lattice mast	Temporary Structure while original mast modified
Droitwich Mast 1	700 ft	213.4 m	1934	communication	Droitwich, Worcestershire	guyed steel lattice mast	Consists of two masts of the same height
Droitwich Mast 2	700 ft	213.4 m	1934	communication	Droitwich, Worcestershire	guyed steel lattice mast
Inverkip Power Station	778 ft	236 m	1970	chimney	Inverkip, Inverclyde	concrete tower
Ironbridge Power Station	673 ft	205 m	1970	chimney	Telford, Shropshire	concrete tower	Also known as Buildwas Power Station
Fiddlers Ferry Power Station	656 ft	200 m	1971	chimney	Widnes, Cheshire	concrete tower

Structures 150 to 200 metres tall

Name	Pinnacle height		Year	Primary Use	Town	Construction Type	Remarks
Citigroup Centre	655 ft	199.5 m	2001	office	Canary Wharf, London	skyscraper
HSBC Tower	655 ft	199.5 m	2002	office	Canary Wharf, London	skyscraper
Didcot A Power Station	655 ft	199.5 m	1972	chimney	Didcot, Oxfordshire	concrete tower
Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station	653 ft	199 m	1968	chimney	Kegworth, Nottinghamshire	concrete tower
Cottam Power Station	650 ft	198 m	1969	chimney	Retford, Nottinghamshire	concrete tower
Eggborough Power Station	650 ft	198 m	1968	chimney	Pontefract, North Yorkshire	concrete tower
Fawley Power Station	650 ft	198 m	1969	chimney	Fawley, Hampshire	concrete tower
Ferrybridge "C" Power Station Units 1&2	650 ft	198 m	1966	chimney	Pontefract, North Yorkshire	concrete tower
Ferrybridge "C" Power Station Units 3&4	650 ft	198 m	1967	chimney	Pontefract, North Yorkshire	concrete tower
Kingsnorth Power Station	650 ft	198 m	1970	chimney	Rochester, Kent	concrete tower
North Hessary Tor Mast	643 ft	196.0 m	1955	communication	Princetown, Devon	guyed steel lattice mast
380kV Thames Crossing	630 ft	190 m		electricity pylon	River Thames, West Thurrock	lattice tower	consists of two equal height pylons, one on either bank of the River Thames
BT Tower	618 ft	188.4 m	1964	communication	Marylebone, London	concrete tower
Kirk o'Shotts Mast	600 ft	183 m	1952	communication	Motherwell, Lanarkshire	guyed steel lattice mast
Tower 42	600 ft	183 m	1980	office	City of London	skyscraper	Previously known as "The Nat West Tower"
30 St Mary Axe	590 ft	179.8 m	2004	office	City of London	skyscraper	Also known as "The Gherkin" and "Swiss Re Centre"
Wrotham Mast	579 ft	176.6 m	1981	communication	Wrotham, Kent	guyed steel lattice mast	Carried first broadcasts of VHF FM radio in the UK. Replaced equal height mast on same site built in 1951
Spinnaker Tower	558 ft	170 m	2005	observation	Portsmouth, Hampshire	concrete tower	Tallest structure in UK open to public outside London (though not to its pinnacle)
Beetham Tower (Manchester)	554 ft	168.9 m	2006	residential	Manchester	skyscraper	Tallest residential building in UK Also known as "Hilton Tower" and "301 Deansgate"
Ridge Hill Mast	540 ft	164.6 m	1968	communication	Ledbury, Herefordshire	guyed steel lattice mast
Huntshaw Cross Mast	537 ft	163.7 m		communication	Great Torrington, Devon	guyed steel lattice mast
Eitshal Mast	529 ft	161.3 m	1976	communication	Stornoway, Isle of Lewis	guyed steel lattice mast
Oxford Mast		159.5 m	1968	communication	Oxford, Oxfordshire	guyed steel lattice mast
Blackpool Tower	518.9 ft	158 m	1894	observation	Blackpool, Lancashire	lattice tower
Moorside Edge Mast 1	519 ft	158 m	1982	communication	Huddersfield, West Yorkshire	guyed steel lattice mast	Consists of two masts of the same height
Moorside Edge Mast 2	519 ft	158 m	1982	communication	Huddersfield, West Yorkshire	guyed steel lattice mast
Forth Road Bridge	512 ft	156 m	1964	bridge	Firth of Forth, East Scotland	steel tower
One Churchill Place	512 ft	156 m	2004	office	Canary Wharf, London	skyscraper
Humber Bridge	510 ft	155.5 m		bridge	River Humber, Yorkshire/Lincolnshire	concrete towers
Haverfordwest Mast	507 ft	154.4 m		communication	Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire	guyed steel lattice mast
Manningtree Mast	507 ft	154.4 m		communication	Manningtree, Essex	guyed steel lattice mast
Hannington Mast	505 ft	154 m	1969	communication	Hannington, Hampshire	guyed steel lattice mast
Peterborough Mast	505 ft	153.9 m	2006	communication	Morborne, Cambridgeshire	guyed steel lattice mast	Original mast was built in 1959 but was destroyed by fire in 2004
25 Bank Street	502 ft	153 m	2003	office	Canary Wharf, London	skyscraper
40 Bank Street	502 ft	153 m	2003	office	Canary Wharf, London	skyscraper
Sandale Mast	502 ft	153 m	1957	communication	Wigton, Cumbria	guyed steel lattice mast
Tacolneston Mast	502 ft	153 m	1956	communication	Norwich, Norfolk	guyed steel lattice mast
Chatton Mast	502 ft	152.9 m		communication	Alnwick, Northumberland	guyed steel lattice mast
Croydon Tower	501 ft	152.6 m	1962	communication	Norwood, London	lattice tower	Original 61 m (200 ft) tower built 1955, replaced 1962
Darvel Mast	500 ft	152.4 m		communication	Darvel, East Ayrshire	guyed steel lattice mast
Forfar Mast	500 ft	152.4 m		communication	Forfar, Angus	guyed steel lattice mast
Membury Mast	500 ft	152.4 m	1965	communication	Hungerford, Berkshire	guyed steel lattice mast
BT Tower (Birmingham)	500 ft	152 m	1965	communication	Birmingham, West Midlands	concrete tower
Westerglen Mast	500 ft	152 m	1980	communication	Falkirk, Stirlingshire	guyed steel lattice mast
Carmel Mast	498 ft	151.9 m		communication	Cross Hands, Carmarthenshire	guyed steel lattice mast
10 Upper Bank Street	495 ft	151 m	2003	office	Canary Wharf, London	skyscraper
Blaenplwyf Mast	494 ft	150.5 m		communication	Aberystwyth, Ceredigion	guyed steel lattice mast

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Leeds
• List of tallest buildings and structures in Birmingham
• List of tallest buildings in Manchester
• List of tallest structures in London
• Skyscrapers in Glasgow
• Category:UK transmitter sites

External links

• The List of UKs Tallest Buildings to Roof