Name
|
Pinnacle height
|
Year
|
Primary Use
|
Town
|
Construction Type
|
Coordinates
|
Remarks
|
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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) |
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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) |
Demolished March 2018
|
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″E / 51.4677028°N 0.2877389°E / 51.4677028; 0.2877389 (400 kV Thames Crossing, Tower North) ; 51°27′43.77″N 0°18′19.33″E / 51.4621583°N 0.3053694°E / 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)[2] |
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) |
Until 2018 the tallest building in the UK outside of 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) [3] |
|
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)[4] |
|
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 Medium Wave 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 Medium Wave 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, Long Wave 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, Long Wave 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) |
|