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|[[Mounteagle transmitting station|Mounteagle Mast]]|| 800 ft || nowrap | 243.8 m || 1961 || communication || [[Fortrose]], [[Ross-shire]]|| guyed steel lattice mast |
|[[Mounteagle transmitting station|Mounteagle Mast]]|| 800 ft || nowrap | 243.8 m || 1961 || communication || [[Fortrose]], [[Ross-shire]]|| guyed steel lattice mast |
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|[[Sutton Coldfield transmitting station| Sutton Coldfield Mast]]|| 797 ft || 242.9 m || 1983 || communication || [[Sutton Coldfield]], [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]]|| guyed steel lattice mast||Original mast built 1949, replaced 1983 |
|[[Sutton Coldfield transmitting station| Sutton Coldfield Mast]]|| 797 ft || 242.9 m || 1983 || communication || [[Sutton Coldfield]], [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]]|| guyed steel lattice mast||Original mast built 1949, replaced 1983. |
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|[[Wenvoe transmitting station| Wenvoe Mast]]|| 791 ft || 241.2 m || 1985 || communication || [[Vale of Glamorgan]]|| guyed steel lattice mast||Original mast built 1952, replaced 1985 |
|[[Wenvoe transmitting station| Wenvoe Mast]]|| 791 ft || 241.2 m || 1985 || communication || [[Vale of Glamorgan]]|| guyed steel lattice mast||Original mast built 1952, replaced 1985. Currently being extended. |
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|[[Sandy Heath transmitting station|Sandy Heath Mast]]|| 790 ft || 240.8 m || 1965 || communication || [[Sandy, Bedfordshire|Sandy]], [[Bedfordshire]] || guyed steel lattice mast |
|[[Sandy Heath transmitting station|Sandy Heath Mast]]|| 790 ft || 240.8 m || 1965 || communication || [[Sandy, Bedfordshire|Sandy]], [[Bedfordshire]] || guyed steel lattice mast |
Revision as of 22:33, 27 August 2007
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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | 1926-2007 | communication | Rugby, Warwickshire | guyed steel lattice mast | All four remaining masts were demolished on the 2nd August 2007 |
Rugby Mast 2 | 820 ft | 250 m | 1926-2007 | communication | Rugby, Warwickshire | guyed steel lattice mast | |
Rugby Mast 3 | 820 ft | 250 m | 1926-2007 | communication | Rugby, Warwickshire | guyed steel lattice mast | |
Rugby Mast 4 | 820 ft | 250 m | 1926-2007 | communication | Rugby, Warwickshire | guyed steel lattice mast |
Structures 200 to 250 metres tall
Name | Pinnacle height | Year | Primary Use | Town | Construction Type | Remarks | |
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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. Currently being extended. |
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 | |
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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