List of tallest structures in the United Kingdom
This list contains all types of structures 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 | 2001 | communication | Skelton, Cumbria | guyed steel lattice mast | Insulated against ground | ||
| Belmont Mast | 1965 | communication | Donington on Bain, Lincolnshire | guyed tubular steel mast | Originally 1,265', modified height of was the tallest construction in the EU, and tallest tubular steel mast in the world | ||
| Caldbeck Mast | 2008 | communication | Caldbeck, Cumbria | guyed steel lattice mast | Replaced the original Caldbeck mast, which was dismantled in 2008 | ||
| Emley Moor Tower | 1970 | communication | Huddersfield, West Yorkshire | concrete tower | Tallest freestanding structure in UK. Original 137 m tower built in 1956, replaced 1964. Second 385 m guyed tubular mast was built 1964 to replace the tower, but collapsed 1969 due to icing and strong winds | ||
| Durris Mast | 1961 | communication | Durris, Aberdeenshire | guyed steel lattice mast | Tallest structure in Scotland | ||
| Arfon Mast | 1962 | communication | Penygroes, Gwynedd | guyed steel lattice mast | Tallest structure in Wales | ||
| Emley Moor Temporary Broadcasting Mast | 2018 | communication | Huddersfield, West Yorkshire | guyed lattice steel mast | Temporary mast, used for transmitting at Emley Moor while renovation of antenna system | ||
| Winter Hill Mast | 1965 | communication | Bolton, Greater Manchester | guyed tubular steel mast | Original 137 m tower built 1956, replaced 1964. DTT mast raised height to 315.4, but was removed after digital switchover. | ||
| Waltham Mast | 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 | 1971 | communication | Helmsley, North Yorkshire | guyed tubular steel mast | |||
| The Shard | 2012 | various | Southwark, London | skyscraper | Was the tallest building in the EU until Brexit on January 31, 2020. | ||
| Black Hill Mast | 1961 | communication | Airdrie, North Lanarkshire | guyed steel lattice mast | Original 228 m mast built 1957, replaced 1961 | ||
| Strabane Mast | 1963 | communication | Strabane, Co Tyrone | guyed steel lattice mast | Tallest structure in Ireland | ||
| Mendlesham Mast | 1959 | communication | Mendlesham, Suffolk | guyed steel lattice mast | Tallest television mast in Europe at time of construction | ||
| Lichfield Mast | 1961 | communication | Tamworth, Staffordshire | guyed steel lattice mast | Original 137 m tower built 1956, replaced 1961 | ||
| Mendip Mast | 1967 | communication | St Cuthbert Out, Somerset | guyed tubular steel mast |
Structures 250 to 300 metres tall
Structures 200 to 250 metres tall
| Name | Pinnacle height | Year | Primary Use | Town | Construction Type | Coordinates | Remarks |
| Grain Power Station | 1979 | chimney | Isle of Grain, Kent | concrete tower | Demolished on 7 September 2016 | ||
| Mounteagle Mast | 1961 | communication | Fortrose, Ross-shire | guyed steel lattice mast | |||
| Dover Mast | 1960 | communication | Dover, Kent | guyed steel lattice mast | |||
| Sandy Heath Mast | 1965 | communication | Sandy, Bedfordshire | guyed steel lattice mast | |||
| Selkirk Mast | 1961 | communication | Selkirk, Scottish Borders | guyed steel lattice mast | |||
| Caradon Hill Mast | 1961 | communication | Liskeard, Cornwall | guyed steel lattice mast | |||
| Inverkip Power Station | 1976 | chimney | Wemyss Bay, Inverclyde | concrete tower | Former tallest free-standing structure in Scotland; demolished on 28 July 2013 with explosives | ||
| Preseli Mast | 1962 | communication | Crymych, Pembrokeshire | guyed steel lattice mast | |||
| One Canada Square | 1991 | office | Canary Wharf, London | skyscraper | |||
| Stockland Hill Mast | 1961 | communication | Honiton, Devon | guyed steel lattice mast | |||
| Moel-y-Parc Mast | 1963 | communication | Caerwys, Flintshire | guyed steel lattice mast | |||
| Heron Tower | 2010 | office | City of London | skyscraper | |||
| Angus Mast | 1965 | communication | Angus | guyed steel lattice mast | |||
| Rumster Forest Mast | 1965 | communication | Wick, Caithness | guyed steel lattice mast | |||
| Ashkirk Mast | 1963 | communication | Selkirk, Scottish Borders | guyed steel lattice mast | |||
| Chillerton Down Mast | 1958 | communication | Newport, Isle of Wight | guyed steel lattice mast | |||
| Black Mountain Mast | 1959 | communication | Belfast, Northern Ireland | guyed steel lattice mast | |||
| Burnhope Mast | 1958 | communication | Burnhope, County Durham | guyed steel lattice mast | |||
| St. Hilary Mast | 1957 | communication | Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan | guyed steel lattice mast | |||
| Anthorn radio station | 1964 | communication | Anthorn, Cumbria | guyed steel lattice mast | ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; | ||
| Holme Moss Mast | 1984 | communication | Holmfirth, West Yorkshire | guyed steel lattice mast | |||
| Leadenhall Building | 2014 | office | City of London | skyscraper | |||
| Crystal Palace Tower | 1950 | communication | Norwood, London | lattice tower | |||
| Pembroke Power Station | 1973 | chimney | Pembroke, Pembrokeshire | concrete tower | Demolished in 2000 | ||
| Littlebrook "D" Power Station | 1981 | chimney | Dartford, Kent | concrete tower | Demolished with explosives on 15th December 2019. | ||
| Droitwich Mast 1 | 1934 | communication | Droitwich, Worcestershire | guyed steel lattice mast | Consists of two masts of the same height. Broadcasts Radio 4 LW on 198kHz | ||
| Droitwich Mast 2 | 1934 | communication | Droitwich, Worcestershire | guyed steel lattice mast | Consists of two masts of the same height. Broadcasts Radio 4 LW on 198kHz | ||
| Queensferry Crossing | 2017 | bridge | Lothian and Fife | cable-stayed bridge concrete towers | |||
| Tacolneston Mast | 2009 | communication | Tacolneston, Norfolk | guyed steel lattice mast | |||
| Ironbridge Power Station | 1970 | chimney | Telford, Shropshire | concrete tower | |||
| European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre | 2018 | wind farm | Aberdeenshire | 11 x MHI Vestas Offshore V164-8.8 MW turbines | |||
| Deansgate Square South Tower | 2018 | residential | Manchester, Greater Manchester | skyscraper | Tallest building in the UK outside of London | ||
| Fiddlers Ferry Power Station | 1971 | chimney | Cuerdley, Cheshire | concrete tower | |||
| West Burton Power Station | 1968 | chimney | West Burton, Nottinghamshire | concrete tower | ; | ||
| Eggborough Power Station | 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 | 2001 | office | Canary Wharf, London | skyscraper | |||
| HSBC Tower | 2002 | office | Canary Wharf, London | skyscraper | |||
| Didcot A Power Station | 1968 | chimney | Didcot, Oxfordshire | concrete tower | Demolished on 9th February 2020 | ||
| Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station | 1968 | chimney | Kegworth, Nottinghamshire | concrete tower | |||
| Cottam Power Station | 1969 | chimney | Retford, Nottinghamshire | concrete tower | |||
| Kilroot power station | 1981 | chimney | Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland | concrete tower | |||
| Fawley Power Station | 1969 | chimney | Fawley, Hampshire | concrete tower | |||
| Ferrybridge "C" Power Station | 1964 | chimney | Ferrybridge, West Yorkshire | concrete tower | ; | Twin chimneys | |
| Kingsnorth Power Station | 1970 | chimney | Rochester, Kent | concrete tower | Demolished March 2018 | ||
| North Hessary Tor Mast | 1955 | communication | Princetown, Devon | guyed steel lattice mast | |||
| Samsung Heavy Industries 7 MW wind turbine prototype | 2014 | wind turbine | Methil, Fife | tower | |||
| 400 kV Thames Crossing | electricity pylon | River Thames, Swanscombe | lattice tower | ; | Consists of two equal height pylons, one on either bank of the River Thames | ||
| BT Tower | 1964 | communication | Fitzrovia, London | concrete tower | |||
| Rowridge transmitting station, new mast | 2009 | communication | Rowridge, Isle of Wight | guyed steel lattice mast | |||
| Crimond Royal Naval Wireless Telegraphy Station, Mast Southwest | ? | communication | Crimond, Aberdeenshire | guyed steel lattice mast | |||
| Kirk o'Shotts Mast | 1952 | communication | Motherwell, North Lanarkshire | guyed steel lattice mast | Original height 228.6 metres | ||
| Masts of RNAS Inskip | ? | communication | Inskip, Lancashire | guyed steel lattice mast | ; ; ; | ||
| Stirling Transmitting Station | communication | Stirling | guyed mast | Used for DECTRA-Navigation | |||
| Kidsdale Transmitting Station | communication | Whithorn, Dumfries and Galloway | guyed mast | Used for DECTRA-Navigation, demolished | |||
| Tower 42 | 1980 | office | City of London | skyscraper | Previously known as "The Nat West Tower" | ||
| Rugeley Power Station | 1962 | chimney | Rugeley, Staffordshire | concrete tower | |||
| Crimond Royal Naval Wireless Telegraphy Station, Mast Southeast | ? | communication | Crimond, Aberdeenshire | guyed steel lattice mast | |||
| Longannet Power Station | 1969 | chimney | Longannet, Fife | concrete tower | |||
| 30 St Mary Axe | 2004 | office | City of London | skyscraper | Also known as "The Gherkin" and "Swiss Re Centre" | ||
| Wrotham Mast | 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 | 1962 | communication | Redruth, Cornwall | guyed steel lattice mast | |||
| Rowridge Mast | 2010 | communication | Newport, Isle of Wight | guyed steel lattice mast | Replacement to original 149.6 metres mast | ||
| Peterhead Power Station | 1980 | chimney | Peterhead, Aberdeenshire | concrete tower | |||
| Spinnaker Tower | 2005 | observation | Portsmouth, Hampshire | concrete tower | Tallest structure in UK open to public outside London | ||
| Blyth B Power Station | 1962 | chimneys | Blyth, Northumberland | concrete tower | Twin chimneys, demolished in 2003 | ||
| Oxford Mast | 1968 | communication | Oxford, Oxfordshire | guyed steel lattice mast | |||
| Beetham Tower | 2006 | residential | Manchester, Greater Manchester | skyscraper | Until 2018 the tallest building in the UK outside of London Also known as "Hilton Tower" | ||
| Divis Mast B | 2011 | communication | Hannahstown, County Antrim | guyed steel lattice mast | |||
| Broadgate Tower | 2008 | office | City of London | skyscraper | |||
| Tacolneston Mast | 1956 | communication | Norwich, Norfolk | guyed steel lattice mast | To be replaced by mast by 2011 | ||
| Ridge Hill Mast | 1968 | communication | Ledbury, Herefordshire | guyed steel lattice mast | |||
| Huntshaw Cross Mast | communication | Great Torrington, Devon | guyed steel lattice mast | ||||
| Sudbury A Mast | communication | Sudbury, Suffolk | guyed steel lattice mast | ||||
| British Airways i360 | 2016 | observation | Brighton | steel tower | |||
| Eitshal Mast | 1976 | communication | Stornoway, Isle of Lewis | guyed steel lattice mast | |||
| Chatton Mast | communication | Alnwick, Northumberland | guyed steel lattice mast | ||||
| Aberthaw Power Station | 1971 | chimney | Gileston, Vale of Glamorgan | concrete tower | |||
| Blackpool Tower | 1894 | observation | Blackpool, Lancashire | lattice tower | |||
| Deansgate Square East Tower | 2019 | residential | Manchester, Greater Manchester | skyscraper | |||
| Moorside Edge Mast 1 | 1982 | communication | Huddersfield, West Yorkshire | guyed steel lattice mast | Consists of two masts of the same height | ||
| Moorside Edge Mast 2 | 1982 | communication | Huddersfield, West Yorkshire | guyed steel lattice mast | Consists of two masts of the same height | ||
| Forth Road Bridge | 1964 | bridge | Firth of Forth, East Scotland | steel tower | ; | ||
| One Churchill Place | 2004 | office | Canary Wharf, London | skyscraper | |||
| Humber Bridge | bridge | River Humber, Yorkshire/Lincolnshire | concrete towers | ; | |||
| Haverfordwest Mast | communication | Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire | guyed steel lattice mast | ||||
| Manningtree Mast | communication | Manningtree, Essex | guyed steel lattice mast | ||||
| Burghead transmitter, Large Medium Wave Mast | 1936 | communication | Burghead, Moray | guyed steel lattice mast | Insulated against ground | ||
| Peterborough Mast | 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 | electricity pylon | Airth, Falkirk | lattice tower | ||||
| Burghead transmitter, Long Wave Mast | 1936 | communication | Burghead, Moray | guyed steel lattice mast | insulated against ground | ||
| 25 Bank Street | 2003 | office | Canary Wharf, London | skyscraper | |||
| 40 Bank Street | 2003 | office | Canary Wharf, London | skyscraper | |||
| Sandale Mast | 1957 | communication | Wigton, Cumbria | guyed steel lattice mast | |||
| Croydon Tower | 1962 | communication | Norwood, London | lattice tower | Original 61 m tower built 1955, replaced 1962 | ||
| Darvel Mast | communication | Darvel, East Ayrshire | guyed steel lattice mast | ||||
| Forfar Mast | communication | Forfar, Angus | guyed steel lattice mast | ||||
| Membury Mast | 1965 | communication | Hungerford, Berkshire | guyed steel lattice mast | |||
| Washford transmitting station | 1933 | communication | Washford, Somerset | guyed steel lattice mast | ; | ||
| BT Tower | 1965 | communication | Birmingham, West Midlands | concrete tower | |||
| Cockenzie Power Station | 1966 | chimney | Cockenzie, East Lothian | concrete tower | ; | Demolished September 2015 | |
| Westerglen Mast | 1980 | communication | Falkirk, Stirlingshire | guyed steel lattice mast | |||
| Carmel Mast | communication | Cross Hands, Carmarthenshire | guyed steel lattice mast | ||||
| Hannington Mast | 1969 | communication | Hannington, Hampshire | guyed steel lattice mast | |||
| 10 Upper Bank Street | 2003 | office | Canary Wharf, London | skyscraper | |||
| Blaenplwyf Mast | 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 – tallest church spire in the United Kingdom
- Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower, Birmingham – 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