Structures 250 To 300 Metres Tall
| Name | Pinnacle height | Year | Primary Use | Town | Construction Type | Coordinates | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crimond Royal Naval Wireless Telegraphy Station | 274.3 metres (900 ft) | ? | communication | Crimond | guyed steel lattice mast | 57°37′2.88″N 1°53′15.42″W / 57.6174667°N 1.8876167°W / 57.6174667; -1.8876167 (Crimond Royal Naval Wireless Telegraphy Station) | |
| Sutton Coldfield Mast | 270.5 metres (887 ft) | 1983 | communication | Birmingham, West Midlands | guyed steel lattice mast | 52°36′2.17″N 1°50′1.94″W / 52.6006028°N 1.8338722°W / 52.6006028; -1.8338722 (Sutton Coldfield TV Mast) | Original mast built 1949, replaced 1983. |
| Wenvoe Mast | 260.7 metres (855 ft) | 1985 | communication | Vale of Glamorgan | guyed steel lattice mast | 51°27′33.68″N 3°16′53.53″W / 51.4593556°N 3.2815361°W / 51.4593556; -3.2815361 (Wenvoe TV Mast) | Original mast built 1952, replaced 1985. Extended by 23m with new antenna system (Feb' 2008) |
| Drax power station | 259 metres (850 ft) | 1969 | chimney | Selby, North Yorkshire | concrete tower | 53°44′13.77″N 0°59′56.5″W / 53.7371583°N 0.999028°W / 53.7371583; -0.999028 (Drax power station chimney) | Tallest chimney in UK |
| Rugby VLF Mast | 250 metres (820 ft) | 1985 | communication | Rugby, Warwickshire | guyed steel lattice mast | 52°22′26.89″N 1°11′17.35″W / 52.3741361°N 1.1881528°W / 52.3741361; -1.1881528 (Rugby VLF Mast); 52°22′16.24″N 1°11′5.63″W / 52.3711778°N 1.1848972°W / 52.3711778; -1.1848972 (Rugby VLF Mast (destroyed)); 52°22′3.25″N 1°11′7.76″W / 52.3675694°N 1.1854889°W / 52.3675694; -1.1854889 (Rugby VLF Mast (destroyed)); 52°21′57.93″N 1°11′27.41″W / 52.3660917°N 1.1909472°W / 52.3660917; -1.1909472 (Rugby VLF Mast (destroyed)); 52°22′5.69″N 1°11′44.59″W / 52.3682472°N 1.1957194°W / 52.3682472; -1.1957194 (Rugby VLF Mast (destroyed)); 52°22′16.46″N 1°11′56.81″W / 52.3712389°N 1.1991139°W / 52.3712389; -1.1991139 (Rugby VLF Mast (destroyed)); 52°21′44.9″N 1°11′29.75″W / 52.362472°N 1.1915972°W / 52.362472; -1.1915972 (Rugby VLF Mast (destroyed)); 52°21′33.04″N 1°11′21.23″W / 52.3591778°N 1.1892306°W / 52.3591778; -1.1892306 (Rugby VLF Mast (destroyed)); 52°21′25.34″N 1°11′4.1″W / 52.3570389°N 1.184472°W / 52.3570389; -1.184472 (Rugby VLF Mast (destroyed)); 52°21′55.43″N 1°10′50.84″W / 52.3653972°N 1.1807889°W / 52.3653972; -1.1807889 (Rugby VLF Mast (destroyed)); 52°21′43.51″N 1°10′42.34″W / 52.3620861°N 1.1784278°W / 52.3620861; -1.1784278 (Rugby VLF Mast (destroyed)); 52°21′30.57″N 1°10′44.64″W / 52.3584917°N 1.1790667°W / 52.3584917; -1.1790667 (Rugby VLF Mast (destroyed)) | 12 guyed masts insulated against ground, demolished in June 2004 and August 2007 |
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