List of tallest structures in the United Kingdom
Structures 150 to 200 metres tall

List of tallest structures in the United Kingdom

Section Title: Structures 150 to 200 metres tall
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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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°42′55.45″N 1°16′52.34″W / 53.7154028°N 1.2812056°W	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	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

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

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°27′43.77″N 0°18′19.33″E / 51.4621583°N 0.3053694°E	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

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

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	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°49′48.26″N 2°50′3.37″W / 53.8300722°N 2.8342694°W ; 53°49′54.06″N 2°50′14.65″W / 53.8316833°N 2.8374028°W ; 53°49′45.37″N 2°50′17.54″W / 53.8292694°N 2.8382056°W

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	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	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	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

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

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

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	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	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

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	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

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	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	Twin chimneys, demolished in 2003

Oxford Mast	169.0 metres (554 ft)	1968	communication	Oxford, Oxfordshire	guyed steel lattice mast	51°47′26.28″N 1°10′44.85″W / 51.7906333°N 1.1791250°W

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	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

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

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	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

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

Sudbury A Mast	163 metres (535 ft)	communication	Sudbury, Suffolk	guyed steel lattice mast	52°0′15.54″N 0°47′9.08″E / 52.0043167°N 0.7858556°E

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

Chatton Mast	161.0 metres (528 ft)	communication	Alnwick, Northumberland	guyed steel lattice mast	55°31′54.98″N 1°50′3.01″W / 55.5319389°N 1.8341694°W

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

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

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	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

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 ; 55°59′48.91″N 3°24′15.67″W / 55.9969194°N 3.4043528°W

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

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°42′5.98″N 0°26′58.42″W / 53.7016611°N 0.4495611°W

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

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

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	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	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

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	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

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

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

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	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

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

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

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°09′41.78″N 3°20′48.85″W / 51.1616056°N 3.3469028°W

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

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°58′7.4″N 2°58′18.84″W / 55.968722°N 2.9719000°W	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

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

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

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

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

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The Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth is one of the United Kingdom's tallest structures at 170 m.

final_sentence: The Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth is one of the United Kingdom's tallest structures at 170 m.