List of tallest structures in the United Kingdom

See also: List of tallest buildings in the United Kingdom

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Skelton Mast

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Belmont Mast

This is a list of the tallest structures in the United Kingdom. The list contains all types of structures, 150 metres 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	Year	Primary Use	Town	Construction Type	Coordinates	Remarks
Skelton Mast	365 metres (1,198 ft)	2001	communication	Skelton, Cumbria	guyed steel lattice mast		Insulated against ground
Belmont Mast	351.65 metres (1,154 ft)	1965	communication	Donington on Bain, Lincolnshire	guyed tubular steel mast		Originally 1,265', modified height of 1,272 feet (387.7 m) was the tallest construction in the EU, and tallest tubular steel mast in the world
Caldbeck Mast (replacement)	337 metres (1,106 ft)	2008	communication	Caldbeck, Cumbria	guyed steel lattice mast		Replaced the original Caldbeck mast, which was dismantled in 2008
Emley Moor Tower	330.5 metres (1,084 ft)	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
Durris Mast	322.0 metres (1,056 ft)	1961	communication	Durris, Aberdeenshire	guyed steel lattice mast
Arfon Mast	317.4 metres (1,041 ft)	1962	communication	Penygroes, Gwynedd	guyed steel lattice mast		Tallest structure in Wales
Winter Hill Mast	309.48 metres (1,015 ft)	1965	communication	Bolton, Greater Manchester	guyed tubular steel mast		Original 137 m (450 ft) tower built 1956, replaced 1964. DTT mast raised height to 315.4, but was removed after digital switchover.
Waltham Mast	315 metres (1,033 ft)	1968	communication	Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire	guyed tubular steel mast		Original mast built 1966, collapsed before completion later that year. Same height as replacement
Bilsdale Mast	314 metres (1,030 ft)	1971	communication	Helmsley, North Yorkshire	guyed tubular steel mast
The Shard	309.6 metres (1,016 ft)	2012	various	Southwark, London	skyscraper		Tallest building in the European Union
Black Hill Mast	306.6 metres (1,006 ft)	1961	communication	Airdrie, North Lanarkshire	guyed steel lattice mast		Original 228 m (750 ft) mast built 1957, replaced 1961
Strabane Mast	305.5 metres (1,002 ft)	1963	communication	Strabane, Co Tyrone	guyed steel lattice mast
Mendlesham Mast	305.4 metres (1,002 ft)	1959	communication	Mendlesham, Suffolk	guyed steel lattice mast		Tallest television mast in Europe at time of construction
Lichfield Mast	305.2 metres (1,001 ft)	1961	communication	Tamworth, Staffordshire	guyed steel lattice mast		Original 137 m (450 ft) tower built 1956, replaced 1961
Mendip Mast	305.0 metres (1,001 ft)	1967	communication	St Cuthbert Out, Somerset	guyed tubular steel mast

Structures 250 to 300 metres tall

Name	Pinnacle height	Year	Primary Use	Town	Construction Type	Coordinates	Remarks
Crimond Royal Naval Wireless Telegraphy Station, Large Mast	274.3 metres (900 ft)	?	communication	Crimond, Aberdeenshire	guyed steel lattice mast
Sutton Coldfield Mast	270.5 metres (887 ft)	1983	communication	Birmingham, West Midlands	guyed steel lattice mast		Original mast built 1949, replaced 1983
Wenvoe Mast	260.7 metres (855 ft)	1985	communication	Vale of Glamorgan	guyed steel lattice mast		Original mast built 1952, replaced 1985. Extended by 23m with new antenna system (February 2008)
Drax power station Chimney	259 metres (850 ft)	1969	chimney	Selby, North Yorkshire	concrete tower		Tallest chimney in UK
Rugby VLF Mast	250 metres (820 ft)	1925	communication	Rugby, Warwickshire	guyed steel lattice mast	; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;	12 guyed masts insulated against ground, demolished in June 2004 and August 2007

Structures 200 to 250 metres tall

Name	Pinnacle height	Year	Primary Use	Town	Construction Type	Coordinates	Remarks
Grain Power Station	244 metres (801 ft)	1979	chimney	Isle of Grain, Kent	concrete tower
Mounteagle Mast	243.8 metres (800 ft)	1961	communication	Fortrose, Ross-shire	guyed steel lattice mast
Dover Mast	243.2 metres (798 ft)	1960	communication	Dover, Kent	guyed steel lattice mast
Sandy Heath Mast	240.8 metres (790 ft)	1965	communication	Sandy, Bedfordshire	guyed steel lattice mast
Selkirk Mast	238.8 metres (783 ft)	1961	communication	Selkirk, Scottish Borders	guyed steel lattice mast
Caradon Hill Mast	237.7 metres (780 ft)	1961	communication	Liskeard, Cornwall	guyed steel lattice mast
Inverkip Power Station	236 metres (774 ft)	1976	chimney	Inverclyde, Scotland	concrete tower		demolished on July 28th, 2013 with explosives
Preseli Mast	235.4 metres (772 ft)	1962	communication	Crymych, Pembrokeshire	guyed steel lattice mast
One Canada Square	235.1 metres (771 ft)	1991	office	Canary Wharf, London	skyscraper
Stockland Hill Mast	235.0 metres (771 ft)	1961	communication	Honiton, Devon	guyed steel lattice mast
Moel-y-Parc Mast	230 metres (755 ft)	1963	communication	Caerwys, Flintshire	guyed steel lattice mast
Heron Tower	230 metres (755 ft)	2010	office	City of London	skyscraper
Angus Mast	229.5 metres (753 ft)	1965	communication	Dundee, Angus	guyed steel lattice mast
Rumster Forest Mast	229.2 metres (752 ft)	1965	communication	Wick, Caithness	guyed steel lattice mast
Ashkirk Mast	229.1 metres (752 ft)	1963	communication	Selkirk, Scottish Borders	guyed steel lattice mast
Chillerton Down Mast	228.9 metres (751 ft)	1958	communication	Newport, Isle of Wight	guyed steel lattice mast
Black Mountain Mast	228.6 metres (750 ft)	1959	communication	Belfast, Northern Ireland	guyed steel lattice mast
Burnhope Mast	228.6 metres (750 ft)	1958	communication	Burnhope, County Durham	guyed steel lattice mast
St. Hilary Mast	227.1 metres (745 ft)	1957	communication	Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan	guyed steel lattice mast
Anthorn radio station	227 metres (745 ft)	1964	communication	Anthorn, Cumbria	guyed steel lattice mast	;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;  ;
Holme Moss Mast	225 metres (738 ft)	1984	communication	Holmfirth, West Yorkshire	guyed steel lattice mast
Leadenhall Building	225 metres (738 ft)	2014	office	City of London	skyscraper
Crystal Palace Tower	219 metres (719 ft)	1950	communication	Norwood, London	lattice tower
Pembroke Power Station	217.3 metres (713 ft)	1973	chimney	Pembroke, Pembrokeshire	concrete tower		Demolished in 2000
Littlebrook "D" Power Station	215 metres (705 ft)	1981	chimney	Dartford, Kent	concrete tower
Criggion VLF Transmitter	213.4 metres (700 ft)	1943	communication	Criggion, Powys	guyed steel lattice mast
Droitwich Mast 1	213.4 metres (700 ft)	1934	communication	Droitwich, Worcestershire	guyed steel lattice mast		Consists of two masts of the same height
Droitwich Mast 2	213.4 metres (700 ft)	1934	communication	Droitwich, Worcestershire	guyed steel lattice mast
Tacolneston Mast (replacement)	206.1 metres (676 ft)	2009	communication	Tacolneston, Norfolk	guyed steel lattice mast
Ironbridge Power Station	205 metres (673 ft)	1970	chimney	Telford, Shropshire	concrete tower
Fiddlers Ferry Power Station	200 metres (656 ft)	1971	chimney	Cuerdley, Cheshire	concrete tower
West Burton Power Station	200 metres (656 ft)	1968	chimney	West Burton, Nottinghamshire	concrete tower	;
Eggborough Power Station	200 metres (656 ft)	1966	chimney	Eggborough, North Yorkshire	concrete tower

Structures 150 to 200 metres tall

Name	Pinnacle height	Year	Primary Use	Town	Construction Type	Coordinates	Remarks
Citigroup Centre	199.5 metres (655 ft)	2001	office	Canary Wharf, London	skyscraper
HSBC Tower	199.5 metres (655 ft)	2002	office	Canary Wharf, London	skyscraper
Didcot A Power Station	199.5 metres (655 ft)	1972	chimney	Didcot, Oxfordshire	concrete tower
Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station	199 metres (653 ft)	1968	chimney	Kegworth, Nottinghamshire	concrete tower
Cottam Power Station	198 metres (650 ft)	1969	chimney	Retford, Nottinghamshire	concrete tower
Eggborough Power Station	198 metres (650 ft)	1968	chimney	Pontefract, West Yorkshire	concrete tower
Kilroot power station	198 metres (650 ft)	1981	chimney	Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland	concrete tower
Fawley Power Station	198 metres (650 ft)	1969	chimney	Fawley, Hampshire	concrete tower
Ferrybridge "C" Power Station	198 metres (650 ft)	1966	chimney	Ferrybridge, West Yorkshire	concrete tower	;	Twin chimneys
Kingsnorth Power Station	198 metres (650 ft)	1970	chimney	Rochester, Kent	concrete tower
North Hessary Tor Mast	196.0 metres (643 ft)	1955	communication	Princetown, Devon	guyed steel lattice mast
Samsung Heavy Industries 7 MW wind turbine prototype	196.0 metres (643 ft)	2014	wind turbine	Methil, Fife	tower
400 kV Thames Crossing	190 metres (623 ft)		electricity pylon	River Thames, Swanscombe	lattice tower	;	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
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
Kirk o'Shotts Mast	183 metres (600 ft)	1952	communication	Motherwell, North Lanarkshire	guyed steel lattice mast		Original height 228.6 metres ( 750 ft)
Masts of RNAS Inskip	183 metres (600 ft)	?	communication	Inskip, Lancashire	guyed steel lattice mast	;  ;  ;
Stirling Transmitting Station	183 metres (600 ft)		communication	Stirling	guyed mast		Used for DECTRA-Navigation
Kidsdale Transmitting Station	183 metres (600 ft)		communication	Whithorn, Dumfries and Galloway	guyed mast		Used for DECTRA-Navigation, demolished ( when?)
Tower 42	183 metres (600 ft)	1980	office	City of London	skyscraper		Previously known as "The Nat West Tower"
Rugeley Power Station	183 metres (600 ft)	?	chimney	Rugeley, Staffordshire	concrete tower
Crimond Royal Naval Wireless Telegraphy Station, Mast Southeast	182.88 metres (600 ft)	?	communication	Crimond, Aberdeenshire	guyed steel lattice mast
Longannet Power Station	183 metres (600 ft)	?	chimney	Longannet, Fife	concrete tower
30 St Mary Axe	179.8 metres (590 ft)	2004	office	City of London	skyscraper		Also known as "The Gherkin" and "Swiss Re Centre"
Wrotham Mast	176.6 metres (579 ft)	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
Redruth Mast	173 metres (568 ft)	1962	communication	Redruth, Cornwall	guyed steel lattice mast
Rowridge Mast	172 metres (564 ft)	2010	communication	Newport, Isle of Wight	guyed steel lattice mast		Replacement to original 149.6 metres (491 ft) mast
Peterhead Power Station	170.6 metres (560 ft)	1980	chimney	Peterhead, Aberdeenshire	concrete tower
Spinnaker Tower	170 metres (558 ft)	2005	observation	Portsmouth, Hampshire	concrete 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		Twin chimneys, demolished in 2003
Oxford Mast	169.0 metres (554 ft)	1968	communication	Oxford, Oxfordshire	guyed steel lattice mast
Beetham Tower (Manchester)	168.9 metres (554 ft)	2006	residential	Manchester, Greater Manchester	skyscraper		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
Broadgate Tower	165.0 metres (541 ft)	2008	office	City of London	skyscraper
Tacolneston Mast	165.0 metres (541 ft)	1956	communication	Norwich, Norfolk	guyed steel lattice 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
Huntshaw Cross Mast	163.7 metres (537 ft)		communication	Great Torrington, Devon	guyed steel lattice mast
Sudbury A Mast	163 metres (535 ft)		communication	Sudbury, Suffolk	guyed steel lattice mast
Eitshal Mast	161.3 metres (529 ft)	1976	communication	Stornoway, Isle of Lewis	guyed steel lattice mast
Chatton Mast	161.0 metres (528 ft)		communication	Alnwick, Northumberland	guyed steel lattice mast
Aberthaw Power Station	160 metres (525 ft)	1971	chimney	Gileston, Vale of Glamorgan	concrete tower
Blackpool Tower	158 metres (518 ft)	1894	observation	Blackpool, Lancashire	lattice tower
Moorside Edge Mast 1	158 metres (518 ft)	1982	communication	Huddersfield, West Yorkshire	guyed steel lattice mast		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
Forth Road Bridge	156 metres (512 ft)	1964	bridge	Firth of Forth, East Scotland	steel tower	;
One Churchill Place	156 metres (512 ft)	2004	office	Canary Wharf, London	skyscraper
Humber Bridge	155.5 metres (510 ft)		bridge	River Humber, Yorkshire/Lincolnshire	concrete towers	;
Haverfordwest Mast	154.4 metres (507 ft)		communication	Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire	guyed steel lattice mast
Manningtree Mast	154.4 metres (507 ft)		communication	Manningtree, Essex	guyed steel lattice mast
Burghead transmitter, Large Mediumwave Mast	154.2 metres (506 ft)	1936	communication	Burghead, Moray	guyed steel lattice mast		Insulated against ground
Peterborough Mast	153.9 metres (505 ft)	2006	communication	Morborne, Cambridgeshire	guyed steel lattice 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
Burghead transmitter, Longwave Mast	153.6 metres (504 ft)	1936	communication	Burghead, Moray	guyed steel lattice mast		insulated against ground
25 Bank Street	153 metres (502 ft)	2003	office	Canary Wharf, London	skyscraper
40 Bank Street	153 metres (502 ft)	2003	office	Canary Wharf, London	skyscraper
Sandale Mast	153 metres (502 ft)	1957	communication	Wigton, Cumbria	guyed steel lattice mast
Croydon Tower	152.6 metres (501 ft)	1962	communication	Norwood, London	lattice 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
Forfar Mast	152.4 metres (500 ft)		communication	Forfar, Angus	guyed steel lattice mast
Membury Mast	152.4 metres (500 ft)	1965	communication	Hungerford, Berkshire	guyed steel lattice mast
Washford transmitting station	152 metres (499 ft)	1933	communication	Washford, Somerset	guyed steel lattice mast	;
BT Tower (Birmingham)	152 metres (499 ft)	1965	communication	Birmingham, West Midlands	concrete tower
Cockenzie Power Station	152 metres (499 ft)	1966	chimney	Cockenzie, East Lothian	concrete tower	;	Demolished September 2015
Westerglen Mast	152 metres (499 ft)	1980	communication	Falkirk, Stirlingshire	guyed steel lattice mast
Carmel Mast	151.9 metres (498 ft)		communication	Cross Hands, Carmarthenshire	guyed steel lattice mast
Hannington Mast	151.9 metres (498 ft)	1969	communication	Hannington, Hampshire	guyed steel lattice mast
10 Upper Bank Street	151 metres (495 ft)	2003	office	Canary Wharf, London	skyscraper
Blaenplwyf Mast	150.5 metres (494 ft)		communication	Aberystwyth, Ceredigion	guyed steel lattice mast

Other notable tall structures

A separate list also exists for the tallest of each architectural example or class.

• Salisbury Cathedral (123 metres or 404 feet) – tallest church spire in the United Kingdom
• Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower, Birmingham (100 metres or 330 feet) – tallest free-standing clock tower in the world
• Monument to the Great Fire of London, London () – tallest isolated stone column in the world
• ArcelorMittal Orbit, Olympic Park, London () – tallest free standing public work of art in the UK

The Glen Pean powerline span reaches a maximum ground height of 439.8 metres (1443 ft). It would be the highest span in Europe.

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 by United Kingdom settlement
• List of tallest buildings and structures in Birmingham
• List of tallest buildings in Bristol
• List of tallest buildings and structures in Edinburgh
• List of tallest buildings and structures in Cardiff
• List of tallest buildings and structures in Croydon
• List of tallest buildings and structures in Glasgow
• List of tallest buildings 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 Manchester
• 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 in Sheffield
• List of tallest buildings and structures in Southampton
• List of tallest buildings in Yorkshire
• List of tallest structures in the world

External links

• Air-traffic obstacle list of United Kingdom