Structures Taller Than 300 Metres
| Name | Pinnacle height | Year | Primary Use | Town | Construction Type | Coordinates | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skelton Mast | 365 metres (1,198 ft) | 2001 | communication | Skelton, Cumbria | guyed steel lattice mast | 54°43′54.5″N 2°52′58.9″W / 54.731806°N 2.883028°W / 54.731806; -2.883028 (Skelton Radio Mast) | Insulated against ground |
| Belmont Mast | 351.5 metres (1,153 ft) | 1965 | communication | Donington on Bain, Lincolnshire | guyed tubular steel mast | 53°20′9.07″N 0°10′19.11″W / 53.3358528°N 0.171975°W / 53.3358528; -0.171975 (Belmont TV Mast) | Original height of 387.5 metres (1,271 ft) was the tallest construction in the EU, and tallest tubular steel mast in the world. |
| Caldbeck Mast (replacement) | 337 metres (1,106 ft) | 2008 | communication | Caldbeck, Cumbria | guyed steel lattice mast | 54°46′24″N 3°5′26″W / 54.77333°N 3.09056°W / 54.77333; -3.09056 (Caldbeck TV Mast) | Replaced the original Caldbeck mast, which was dismantled in 2008 |
| Emley Moor Mast | 330.5 metres (1,084 ft) | 1970 | communication | Huddersfield, West Yorkshire | concrete tower | 53°36′43.4″N 1°39′51.89″W / 53.612056°N 1.6644139°W / 53.612056; -1.6644139 (Emley Moor TV Tower) | Tallest freestanding structure in UK. Original 137 m (450 ft) tower built 1956, replaced 1964. Second 385 m (1265 ft) guyed tubular mast was built 1964 to replace the tower, but collapsed 1969 due to icing and strong winds |
| Durris Mast | 322.0 metres (1,056 ft) | 1961 | communication | Durris, Aberdeenshire | guyed steel lattice mast | 57°0′0″N 2°23′24″W / 57°N 2.39°W / 57; -2.39 (Durris TV Mast) | |
| Arfon Mast | 317.4 metres (1,041 ft) | 1962 | communication | Penygroes, Gwynedd | guyed steel lattice mast | 53°1′11.77″N 4°16′24.61″W / 53.0199361°N 4.2735028°W / 53.0199361; -4.2735028 (Arfon TV Mast) | |
| Winter Hill Mast | 315.4 metres (1,035 ft) | 1965 | communication | Bolton, Greater Manchester | guyed tubular steel mast | 53°37′32.14″N 2°30′53.25″W / 53.6255944°N 2.5147917°W / 53.6255944; -2.5147917 (Winter Hill TV Mast) | Original 137 m (450 ft) tower built 1956, replaced 1964 |
| Waltham Mast | 315 metres (1,033 ft) | 1968 | communication | Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire | guyed tubular steel mast | 52°48′5.18″N 0°48′3.04″W / 52.8014389°N 0.8008444°W / 52.8014389; -0.8008444 (Waltham TV Mast) | Original mast built 1966, collapsed before completion later that year. Same height as replacement |
| Bilsdale Mast | 314 metres (1,030 ft) | 1971 | communication | Helmsley, North Yorkshire | guyed tubular steel mast | 54°21′30.83″N 1°9′1.28″W / 54.3585639°N 1.1503556°W / 54.3585639; -1.1503556 (Bilsdale TV Mast) | |
| The Shard | 309.6 metres (1,016 ft) | 2012 | various | Southwark, London | skyscraper | 54°46′24.36″N 3°5′25.77″W / 54.7734333°N 3.0904917°W / 54.7734333; -3.0904917 (Shard) | Tallest building in Europe |
| Black Hill Mast | 306.6 metres (1,006 ft) | 1961 | communication | Airdrie, North Lanarkshire | guyed steel lattice mast | 55°51′42.53″N 3°52′20.85″W / 55.8618139°N 3.8724583°W / 55.8618139; -3.8724583 (Black Hill TV Mast) | Original 228 m (750 ft) mast built 1957, replaced 1961 |
| Strabane Mast | 305.5 metres (1,002 ft) | 1963 | communication | Strabane, Co Tyrone | guyed steel lattice mast | 54°47′58″N 7°23′19″W / 54.79944°N 7.38861°W / 54.79944; -7.38861 (Strabane TV Mast) | |
| Mendlesham Mast | 305.4 metres (1,002 ft) | 1959 | communication | Mendlesham, Suffolk | guyed steel lattice mast | 52°14′4.36″N 1°6′26.39″E / 52.2345444°N 1.1073306°E / 52.2345444; 1.1073306 (Mendlesham TV Mast) | Tallest television mast in Europe at time of construction |
| Lichfield Mast | 305.2 metres (1,001 ft) | 1961 | communication | Tamworth, Staffordshire | guyed steel lattice mast | 52°38′11.83″N 1°45′32.37″W / 52.6366194°N 1.7589917°W / 52.6366194; -1.7589917 (Lichfield TV Mast) | Original 137 m (450 ft) tower built 1956, replaced 1961 |
| Mendip Mast | 305.0 metres (1,001 ft) | 1967 | communication | Wells, Somerset | guyed tubular steel mast | 51°14′13.45″N 2°37′31.32″W / 51.2370694°N 2.6253667°W / 51.2370694; -2.6253667 (Mendip TV Mast) |
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