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) | |