Name
Pinnacle height
Year
Primary Use
Town
Construction Type
Coordinates
Remarks
Citigroup Centre
199.5 metres (655 ft)
2001
office
Canary Wharf, London
skyscraper
51°30′14.26″N 0°1′4.37″W / 51.5039611°N 0.0178806°W / 51.5039611; -0.0178806 (Canary Wharf )
HSBC Tower
199.5 metres (655 ft)
2002
office
Canary Wharf, London
skyscraper
51°30′19.5″N 0°1′2.72″W / 51.505417°N 0.0174222°W / 51.505417; -0.0174222 (HSBC Tower )
Didcot A Power Station
199.5 metres (655 ft)
1972
chimney
Didcot , Oxfordshire
concrete tower
51°37′20.17″N 1°15′39.02″W / 51.6222694°N 1.2608389°W / 51.6222694; -1.2608389 (Didcot A Power Station Chimney )
Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station
199 metres (653 ft)
1968
chimney
Kegworth , Nottinghamshire
concrete tower
52°52′1.11″N 1°15′23.93″W / 52.8669750°N 1.2566472°W / 52.8669750; -1.2566472 (Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station Chimney )
Cottam Power Station
198 metres (650 ft)
1969
chimney
Retford , Nottinghamshire
concrete tower
53°18′17.2″N 0°46′53.96″W / 53.304778°N 0.7816556°W / 53.304778; -0.7816556 (Cottam Power Station Chimney )
Eggborough Power Station
198 metres (650 ft)
1968
chimney
Pontefract , West Yorkshire
concrete tower
53°42′42.41″N 1°7′30.87″W / 53.7117806°N 1.1252417°W / 53.7117806; -1.1252417 (Eggborough Power Station Chimney )
Kilroot power station
198 metres (650 ft)
1981
chimney
Carrickfergus , Northern Ireland
concrete tower
54°43′28.25″N 5°46′2.15″W / 54.7245139°N 5.7672639°W / 54.7245139; -5.7672639 (Kilroot power station )
Fawley Power Station
198 metres (650 ft)
1969
chimney
Fawley , Hampshire
concrete tower
50°49′3.66″N 1°19′45.14″W / 50.8176833°N 1.3292056°W / 50.8176833; -1.3292056 (Fawley Power Station Chimney )
Ferrybridge "C" Power Station
198 metres (650 ft)
1966
chimney
Ferrybridge , West Yorkshire
concrete tower
53°42′57.07″N 1°16′47.78″W / 53.7158528°N 1.2799389°W / 53.7158528; -1.2799389 (Ferrybridge Power Station, Chimney1 ) ; 53°42′55.45″N 1°16′52.34″W / 53.7154028°N 1.2812056°W / 53.7154028; -1.2812056 (Ferrybridge Power Station, Chimney2 )
Twin chimneys
Kingsnorth Power Station
198 metres (650 ft)
1970
chimney
Rochester , Kent
concrete tower
51°25′6.25″N 0°36′13.79″E / 51.4184028°N 0.6038306°E / 51.4184028; 0.6038306 (Kingsnorth Power Station Chimney )
North Hessary Tor Mast
196.0 metres (643 ft)
1955
communication
Princetown , Devon
guyed steel lattice mast
50°33′0.84″N 4°0′29.9″W / 50.5502333°N 4.008306°W / 50.5502333; -4.008306 (North Hessary Tor Mast )
Samsung Heavy Industries 7 MW wind turbine prototype
196.0 metres (643 ft)
2014
wind turbine
Methil, Fife
tower
56°10′26″N 3°1′9″W / 56.17389°N 3.01917°W / 56.17389; -3.01917 (Samsung 7MW prototype Methil )
400 kV Thames Crossing
190 metres (623 ft)
electricity pylon
River Thames , Swanscombe
lattice tower
51°28′3.73″N 0°17′15.86″W / 51.4677028°N 0.2877389°W / 51.4677028; -0.2877389 (400 kV Thames Crossing, Tower North ) ; 51°27′43.77″N 0°18′19.33″W / 51.4621583°N 0.3053694°W / 51.4621583; -0.3053694 (400 kV Thames Crossing, Tower South )
Consists of two equal height pylons, one on either bank of the River Thames
BT Tower
188.4 metres (618 ft)
1964
communication
Marylebone , London
concrete tower
51°31′17.4″N 0°8′20.04″W / 51.521500°N 0.1389000°W / 51.521500; -0.1389000 (BT Tower London )
Rowridge transmitting station, new mast
187 metres (614 ft)
2009
communication
Rowridge , Isle of Wight
guyed steel lattice mast
Crimond Royal Naval Wireless Telegraphy Station , Mast Southwest
183.2 metres (601 ft)
?
communication
Crimond , Aberdeenshire
guyed steel lattice mast
57°36′44.24″N 1°53′36.62″W / 57.6122889°N 1.8935056°W / 57.6122889; -1.8935056 (Crimond Royal Naval Wireless Telegraphy Station, Mast Southwest )
Kirk o'Shotts Mast
183 metres (600 ft)
1952
communication
Motherwell , North Lanarkshire
guyed steel lattice mast
55°51′9.92″N 3°49′33.81″W / 55.8527556°N 3.8260583°W / 55.8527556; -3.8260583 (Kirk o'Shotts Mast )
Original height 228.6 metres ( 750 ft)
Masts of RNAS Inskip
183 metres (600 ft)
?
communication
Inskip , Lancashire
guyed steel lattice mast
53°49′46.51″N 2°49′48.65″W / 53.8295861°N 2.8301806°W / 53.8295861; -2.8301806 (RNAS Inskip, Mast 1 ) ; 53°49′48.26″N 2°50′3.37″W / 53.8300722°N 2.8342694°W / 53.8300722; -2.8342694 (RNAS Inskip, Mast 2 ) ; 53°49′54.06″N 2°50′14.65″W / 53.8316833°N 2.8374028°W / 53.8316833; -2.8374028 (RNAS Inskip, Mast 3 ) ; 53°49′45.37″N 2°50′17.54″W / 53.8292694°N 2.8382056°W / 53.8292694; -2.8382056 (RNAS Inskip, Mast 4 )
Stirling Transmitting Station
183 metres (600 ft)
communication
Stirling
guyed mast
56°04′17.65″N 4°03′37.41″W / 56.0715694°N 4.0603917°W / 56.0715694; -4.0603917 (Stirling Transmitting Station )
Used for DECTRA-Navigation
Kidsdale Transmitting Station
183 metres (600 ft)
communication
Whithorn , Dumfries and Galloway
guyed mast
54°42′1.66″N 4°25′22.13″W / 54.7004611°N 4.4228139°W / 54.7004611; -4.4228139 (Kidsdale Transmitting Station ( demolished) )
Used for DECTRA-Navigation, demolished ( when?)
Tower 42
183 metres (600 ft)
1980
office
City of London
skyscraper
51°30′54.89″N 0°5′1.79″W / 51.5152472°N 0.0838306°W / 51.5152472; -0.0838306 (Tower 42 )
Previously known as "The Nat West Tower"
Rugeley Power Station
183 metres (600 ft)
?
chimney
Rugeley , Staffordshire
concrete tower
52°45′29.79″N 1°55′8.51″W / 52.7582750°N 1.9190306°W / 52.7582750; -1.9190306 (Rugeley Power Station Chimney )
Crimond Royal Naval Wireless Telegraphy Station , Mast Southeast
182.88 metres (600 ft)
?
communication
Crimond , Aberdeenshire
guyed steel lattice mast
57°36′23.28″N 1°52′49.48″W / 57.6064667°N 1.8804111°W / 57.6064667; -1.8804111 (Crimond Royal Naval Wireless Telegraphy Station, Mast Southeast )
Longannet Power Station
183 metres (600 ft)
?
chimney
Longannet , Fife
concrete tower
56°02′54.86″N 3°40′57.24″W / 56.0485722°N 3.6825667°W / 56.0485722; -3.6825667 (Longannet Power Station Chimney )
30 St Mary Axe
179.8 metres (590 ft)
2004
office
City of London
skyscraper
51°30′51.9″N 0°4′49.21″W / 51.514417°N 0.0803361°W / 51.514417; -0.0803361 (30 St Mary Axe )
Also known as "The Gherkin" and "Swiss Re Centre"
Wrotham Mast
176.6 metres (579 ft)
1981
communication
Wrotham , Kent
guyed steel lattice mast
51°19′14.52″N 0°17′15.87″E / 51.3207000°N 0.2877417°E / 51.3207000; 0.2877417 (Wrotham Mast )
Carried first broadcasts of VHF FM radio in the UK. Replaced equal height mast on same site built in 1951
Redruth Mast
173 metres (568 ft)
1962
communication
Redruth , Cornwall
guyed steel lattice mast
50°12′35.4″N 5°14′18.33″W / 50.209833°N 5.2384250°W / 50.209833; -5.2384250 (Redruth Mast )
Rowridge Mast
172 metres (564 ft)
2010
communication
Newport , Isle of Wight
guyed steel lattice mast
50°40′35″N 1°22′7″W / 50.67639°N 1.36861°W / 50.67639; -1.36861 (Rowridge Mast )
Replacement to original 149.6 metres (491 ft) mast
Peterhead Power Station
170.6 metres (560 ft)
1980
chimney
Peterhead , Aberdeenshire
concrete tower
57°28′39.77″N 1°47′24.81″W / 57.4777139°N 1.7902250°W / 57.4777139; -1.7902250 (Peterhead Power Station Chimney )
Spinnaker Tower
170 metres (558 ft)
2005
observation
Portsmouth , Hampshire
concrete tower
50°47′44.22″N 1°6′30.86″W / 50.7956167°N 1.1085722°W / 50.7956167; -1.1085722 (Spinnaker Tower )
Tallest structure in UK open to public outside London (though not to its pinnacle)
Blyth B Power Station
170 metres (558 ft)
1962
chimneys
Blyth , Northumberland
concrete tower
55°8′33″N 1°31′39″W / 55.14250°N 1.52750°W / 55.14250; -1.52750 (Blyth B Power Station )
Twin chimneys, demolished in 2003
Oxford Mast
169.0 metres (554 ft)[ 1]
1968
communication
Oxford , Oxfordshire
guyed steel lattice mast
51°47′26.28″N 1°10′44.85″W / 51.7906333°N 1.1791250°W / 51.7906333; -1.1791250 (Oxford Mast )
Beetham Tower (Manchester)
168.9 metres (554 ft)
2006
residential
Manchester , Greater Manchester
skyscraper
53°28′31.63″N 2°15′0.79″W / 53.4754528°N 2.2502194°W / 53.4754528; -2.2502194 (Beetham Tower Manchester )
Tallest residential building in UK, tallest building in the UK outside London Also known as "Hilton Tower"
Divis Mast B
165.8 metres (544 ft)
2011
communication
Hannahstown , County Antrim
guyed steel lattice mast
54°36′28.22″N 6°00′28.41″W / 54.6078389°N 6.0078917°W / 54.6078389; -6.0078917 (Divis Mast B )
Broadgate Tower
165.0 metres (541 ft)
2008
office
City of London
skyscraper
51°31′15.84″N 0°4′46.32″W / 51.5210667°N 0.0795333°W / 51.5210667; -0.0795333 (Broadgate Tower )
Tacolneston Mast
165.0 metres (541 ft)
1956
communication
Norwich , Norfolk
guyed steel lattice mast
52°31′3.89″N 1°8′19.38″E / 52.5177472°N 1.1387167°E / 52.5177472; 1.1387167 (Tacolneston Mast )
To be replaced by 206.1 metres (676 ft) mast by 2011
Ridge Hill Mast
164.6 metres (540 ft)
1968
communication
Ledbury , Herefordshire
guyed steel lattice mast
51°59′50.89″N 2°32′23.51″W / 51.9974694°N 2.5398639°W / 51.9974694; -2.5398639 (Ridge Hill Mast )
Huntshaw Cross Mast
163.7 metres (537 ft)
communication
Great Torrington , Devon
guyed steel lattice mast
50°58′45.48″N 4°5′55.49″W / 50.9793000°N 4.0987472°W / 50.9793000; -4.0987472 (Huntshaw Cross Mast )
Sudbury A Mast
163 metres (535 ft) [ 2]
communication
Sudbury , Suffolk
guyed steel lattice mast
52°0′15.54″N 0°47′9.08″E / 52.0043167°N 0.7858556°E / 52.0043167; 0.7858556 (Sudbury A Mast )
British Airways i360
162 metres (531 ft)
2016
observation
Brighton
steel tower
Eitshal Mast
161.3 metres (529 ft)
1976
communication
Stornoway , Isle of Lewis
guyed steel lattice mast
58°10′45.11″N 6°35′6.52″W / 58.1791972°N 6.5851444°W / 58.1791972; -6.5851444 (Eitshal Mast )
Chatton Mast
161.0 metres (528 ft)[ 3]
communication
Alnwick , Northumberland
guyed steel lattice mast
55°31′54.98″N 1°50′3.01″W / 55.5319389°N 1.8341694°W / 55.5319389; -1.8341694 (Chatton Mast )
Aberthaw Power Station
160 metres (525 ft)
1971
chimney
Gileston , Vale of Glamorgan
concrete tower
51°23′34.32″N 3°24′16.64″W / 51.3928667°N 3.4046222°W / 51.3928667; -3.4046222 (Aberthaw Power Station Chimney )
Blackpool Tower
158 metres (518 ft)
1894
observation
Blackpool , Lancashire
lattice tower
53°48′57.09″N 3°3′18.44″W / 53.8158583°N 3.0551222°W / 53.8158583; -3.0551222 (Blackpool Tower )
Moorside Edge Mast 1
158 metres (518 ft)
1982
communication
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
guyed steel lattice mast
53°38′9.15″N 1°53′41.67″W / 53.6358750°N 1.8949083°W / 53.6358750; -1.8949083 (Moorside Edge transmitting station, Mast 1 )
Consists of two masts of the same height
Moorside Edge Mast 2
158 metres (518 ft)
1982
communication
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
guyed steel lattice mast
53°38′5.39″N 1°53′38.1″W / 53.6348306°N 1.893917°W / 53.6348306; -1.893917 (Moorside Edge transmitting station, Mast 2 )
Forth Road Bridge
156 metres (512 ft)
1964
bridge
Firth of Forth , East Scotland
steel tower
56°0′21.74″N 3°24′14.33″W / 56.0060389°N 3.4039806°W / 56.0060389; -3.4039806 (Forth Road Bridge ) ; 55°59′48.91″N 3°24′15.67″W / 55.9969194°N 3.4043528°W / 55.9969194; -3.4043528 (Forth Road Bridge )
One Churchill Place
156 metres (512 ft)
2004
office
Canary Wharf, London
skyscraper
51°30′18.47″N 0°0′51.62″W / 51.5051306°N 0.0143389°W / 51.5051306; -0.0143389 (One Churchill Place )
Humber Bridge
155.5 metres (510 ft)
bridge
River Humber , Yorkshire/Lincolnshire
concrete towers
53°42′51.49″N 0°27′2.19″W / 53.7143028°N 0.4506083°W / 53.7143028; -0.4506083 (Humber Bridge ) ; 53°42′5.98″N 0°26′58.42″W / 53.7016611°N 0.4495611°W / 53.7016611; -0.4495611 (Humber Bridge )
Haverfordwest Mast
154.4 metres (507 ft)
communication
Haverfordwest , Pembrokeshire
guyed steel lattice mast
51°53′57.11″N 4°51′59.13″W / 51.8991972°N 4.8664250°W / 51.8991972; -4.8664250 (Haverfordwest Mast )
Manningtree Mast
154.4 metres (507 ft)
communication
Manningtree , Essex
guyed steel lattice mast
51°55′26.1″N 1°5′9.74″E / 51.923917°N 1.0860389°E / 51.923917; 1.0860389 (Manningtree Mast )
Burghead transmitter, Large Mediumwave Mast
154.2 metres (506 ft)
1936
communication
Burghead , Moray
guyed steel lattice mast
57°41′53.04″N 3°28′11.19″W / 57.6980667°N 3.4697750°W / 57.6980667; -3.4697750 (Burghead transmitter, Large Mediumwave Mast )
Insulated against ground
Peterborough Mast
153.9 metres (505 ft)
2006
communication
Morborne , Cambridgeshire
guyed steel lattice mast
52°30′27.59″N 0°20′35.48″W / 52.5076639°N 0.3431889°W / 52.5076639; -0.3431889 (Peterborough Mast )
Original mast was built in 1959 but was destroyed by fire in 2004
400 kV Forth Crossing , Tower South
153.9 metres (505 ft)
electricity pylon
Airth , Falkirk
lattice tower
56°04′4.42″N 3°44′52.65″W / 56.0678944°N 3.7479583°W / 56.0678944; -3.7479583 (400 kV Forth Crossing, Tower South )
Burghead transmitter, Longwave Mast
153.6 metres (504 ft)
1936
communication
Burghead, Moray
guyed steel lattice mast
57°41′57.9″N 3°28′4.78″W / 57.699417°N 3.4679944°W / 57.699417; -3.4679944 (Burghead transmitter, Longwave Mast )
insulated against ground
25 Bank Street
153 metres (502 ft)
2003
office
Canary Wharf, London
skyscraper
51°30′11.55″N 0°1′15.42″W / 51.5032083°N 0.0209500°W / 51.5032083; -0.0209500 (25 Bank Street )
40 Bank Street
153 metres (502 ft)
2003
office
Canary Wharf, London
skyscraper
51°30′9.44″N 0°1′10.58″W / 51.5026222°N 0.0196056°W / 51.5026222; -0.0196056 (40 Bank Street )
Sandale Mast
153 metres (502 ft)
1957
communication
Wigton , Cumbria
guyed steel lattice mast
54°44′56.94″N 3°8′26.64″W / 54.7491500°N 3.1407333°W / 54.7491500; -3.1407333 (Sandale Mast )
Croydon Tower
152.6 metres (501 ft)
1962
communication
Norwood , London
lattice tower
51°24′35.4″N 0°5′8.58″W / 51.409833°N 0.0857167°W / 51.409833; -0.0857167 (Croydon Tower )
Original 61 m (200 ft) tower built 1955, replaced 1962
Darvel Mast
152.4 metres (500 ft)
communication
Darvel , East Ayrshire
guyed steel lattice mast
55°34′45.97″N 4°17′23.19″W / 55.5794361°N 4.2897750°W / 55.5794361; -4.2897750 (Darvel Mast )
Forfar Mast
152.4 metres (500 ft)
communication
Forfar , Angus
guyed steel lattice mast
56°33′26.24″N 2°50′36.66″W / 56.5572889°N 2.8435167°W / 56.5572889; -2.8435167 (Forfar Mast )
Membury Mast
152.4 metres (500 ft)
1965
communication
Hungerford , Berkshire
guyed steel lattice mast
51°29′5.64″N 1°33′31.85″W / 51.4849000°N 1.5588472°W / 51.4849000; -1.5588472 (Membury Mast )
Washford transmitting station
152 metres (499 ft)
1933
communication
Washford , Somerset
guyed steel lattice mast
51°09′40.22″N 3°20′56.64″W / 51.1611722°N 3.3490667°W / 51.1611722; -3.3490667 (Washford transmitting station, Mast 1 ) ; 51°09′41.78″N 3°20′48.85″W / 51.1616056°N 3.3469028°W / 51.1616056; -3.3469028 (Washford transmitting station, Mast 2 )
BT Tower (Birmingham)
152 metres (499 ft)
1965
communication
Birmingham , West Midlands
concrete tower
52°29′0.68″N 1°54′15.4″W / 52.4835222°N 1.904278°W / 52.4835222; -1.904278 (BT Tower Birmingham )
Cockenzie Power Station
152 metres (499 ft)
1966
chimney
Cockenzie , East Lothian
concrete tower
55°58′4.86″N 2°58′22.89″W / 55.9680167°N 2.9730250°W / 55.9680167; -2.9730250 (Cockenzie Power Station Chimney ) ; 55°58′7.4″N 2°58′18.84″W / 55.968722°N 2.9719000°W / 55.968722; -2.9719000 (Cockenzie Power Station Chimney )
Demolished September 2015
Westerglen Mast
152 metres (499 ft)
1980
communication
Falkirk , Stirlingshire
guyed steel lattice mast
55°58′33″N 3°48′58.8″W / 55.97583°N 3.816333°W / 55.97583; -3.816333 (Westerglen Mast )
Carmel Mast
151.9 metres (498 ft)
communication
Cross Hands , Carmarthenshire
guyed steel lattice mast
51°49′6.65″N 4°4′2.73″W / 51.8185139°N 4.0674250°W / 51.8185139; -4.0674250 (Carmel Mast )
Hannington Mast
151.9 metres (498 ft)
1969
communication
Hannington , Hampshire
guyed steel lattice mast
51°18′28.73″N 1°14′40.99″W / 51.3079806°N 1.2447194°W / 51.3079806; -1.2447194 (Hannington Mast )
10 Upper Bank Street
151 metres (495 ft)
2003
office
Canary Wharf, London
skyscraper
51°30′10.64″N 0°1′0.43″W / 51.5029556°N 0.0167861°W / 51.5029556; -0.0167861 (10 Upper Bank Street )
Blaenplwyf Mast
150.5 metres (494 ft)
communication
Aberystwyth , Ceredigion
guyed steel lattice mast
52°21′38.46″N 4°6′9″W / 52.3606833°N 4.10250°W / 52.3606833; -4.10250 (Blaenplwyf Mast )