List of tallest structures in Ireland

This is a list of the tallest structures on the island of Ireland.

Those in Northern Ireland are denoted by a light blue background, the rest are in the Republic of Ireland.

Tallest churches

Rank Name Location Type Year completed Height Picture
1St Colman's CathedralCobhcathedral191491.4 m (300 ft)
2St Mary's CathedralKillarneycathedral191286.8 m (285 ft)
3St Patrick's College ChurchMaynoothchurch189183 m (272 ft)
4St John's CathedralLimerickcathedral186181 m (266 ft)[1]
5St Anne's CathedralBelfastcathedral190480 m (260 ft)[2]
6St Eugene's CathedralDerrycathedral190378 m (256 ft)
7St Macartan's CathedralMonaghancathedral189374 m (243 ft)
8St Finbarre's CathedralCorkcathedral187973 m (240 ft)
9St Eunan's CathedralLetterkennycathedral190073 m (240 ft)
10Cathedral of Saint Patrick and Saint FelimCavancathedral194270 m (230 ft)[3]
11St Peter and St Paul CathedralEnniscathedral187469 m (226 ft)
12Sacred Heart ChurchOmaghchurch189968.6 m (225 ft)
13Church of Saints Augustine and JohnDublinchurch187468 m (223 ft)
14St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, DroghedaDroghedachurch188467.66 m (222.0 ft)
15St Columb's CathedralDerrycathedral163367 m (220 ft)
16St Patrick's Cathedral (Church of Ireland)Dublincathedral119166 m (217 ft)
17St Patrick's Cathedral (Roman Catholic)Armaghcathedral190464 m (210 ft)
18St Patrick's Church (Roman Catholic)Belfastchurch187763 m (207 ft)[4]
19St George's ChurchDublinchurch181361 m (200 ft)
20St. Marys Church of IrelandCarlowchurch183459.5 m (195 ft)[5]

Tallest structures

Name Location Year completed Pinnacle height Pinnacle height Type Coordinates Remarks
Strabane transmitting stationLegfordrum (near Strabane), County Tyrone1963305.5 m1,002 ftGuyed mast54°47′58″N 7°23′19″W
Tullamore radio mastTullamore, County Offaly1975290 m951 ftGuyed mast53°16′42.29″N 7°22′18.44″WInsulated against ground, used for broadcasting on 567 kHz
Clarkstown radio transmitterSummerhill, County Meath1988248 m813 ftGuyed mast53°27′45.53″N 6°40′39.32″WInsulated against ground, used for broadcasting on 252 kHz
Black Mountain transmitting station Hannahstown, County AntrimBelfast 1959 228.6 m 750 ft Guyed mast ?
Mullaghanish transmitterMullaghanish mountain, County Cork1962225 m738 ftGuyed mast51°59′29″N 9°8′42″W
Moneypoint Power Station ChimneysMoneypoint, County Clare1985218 m715 ftChimney52°36′29.16″N 9°25′31.85″W ; 52°36′27.68″N 9°25′24.7″W
Poolbeg power station, Chimney 2Poolbeg, Dublin1978207.8 m682 ftChimney53°20′24.84″N 6°11′19.38″W)
Poolbeg power station, Chimney 1Poolbeg, Dublin1970207.48 m681 ftChimney53°20′24.82″N 6°11′23.79″W
Kilroot power station chimneyKilroot (near Carrickfergus), County Antrim1981[6]198 m650 ftChimney54°43′28.25″N 5°46′2.15″W
Truskmore transmitterSligo, County Sligo?167.64 m550 ftGuyed mast54°22′22.57″N 8°22′15.32″W
Divis transmitting stationHannahstown, County Antrim

Belfast

1955 replaced and made taller in 2011166 m545 ftstayed mast53°36′27″N 6°00′34″WWas 141.7 m but replaced in 2011

Note these are a pair of twin masts.

Three Rock transmitterDublin2002152.4 m500 ftGuyed mast53°14′39.98″N 6°14′17.33″W
Aghada Power Station ChimneyCork?152 m499 ftChimney51°50′6.05″N 8°14′9.41″W
Tarbert Power Station, Chimney of Unit 3 and 4Tarbert, County Kerry1975151 m497 ftChimney52°35′24″N 9°21′46″W
Lisnagarvey transmitting stationMagherageery (near Lisburn), County Down1936145 m476 ftGuyed mast54°29′22″N 6°3′37″WIt was 145 m when built, but has since been lowered in height to 99m
Greystones Wind farmGreystones, County Wicklow139.29 m457 ftWind turbines53°10′18.10″N 6°01′30.00″W
Great Island Power Station ChimneyWexford, County Wexford138 m453 ftChimney52°16′43.82″N 6°59′37.76″W ; 52°16′43.71″N 6°59′35.95″W
Kippure transmitterKippure mountain, border of County Dublin and County Wicklow1961127 m416 ftGuyed mast 53°10′40.93″N 6°19′53.82″W[7]
Ballylumford Power Station ChimneysIslandmagee, County Antrim1974126 m413 ftChimney54.845 n5.787w
Kinnegad Cement Factory ChimneyMeath?125.3 m411 ftChimney53°25′52.84″N 7°08′33.78″W
Arklow Bank Wind ParkWicklow, County Wicklow?124 m407 ftWind turbines52°47′28.00″N 5°56′48.00″WOffshore wind farm
Mount Leinster transmitterMount Leinster, County Carlow/County Wexford?122 m400 ftGuyed mast52°36′59″N 6°46′30″W[8]
Maghera transmitterMaghera mountain, County Clare?121.92 m400 ftGuyed mast52°58′6.9″N 8°43′6.89″W[9]
Cairn Hill transmitterCairn Hill, County Longford?121.92 m400 ftGuyed mast53°48′28″N 7°42′52″W[10]
Cork mediumwave transmitterCork1970121.92 m400 ftGuyed mast51°52′57.05″N 8°23′58.46″WInsulated against ground, used for broadcasting on 729 kHz
Tarbert Power Station, Chimney of Unit 1 and 2Tarbert, County Kerry1969121 m397 ftChimney52°35′24″N 9°21′46″W
Kilgarvan Wind farmKilgarvan, County Kerry?120 m394 ftWind turbines51°55′58.80″N 9°19′20.95″W
Spire of DublinDublin120 m394 ftMonument53°20′59″N 6°15′37″W)
Donnybrook transmitterDublin?109.7 m360 ftLattice tower53°18′53.13″N 6°13′24.88″W
Moanvaun Wind farmTipperary, County Tipperary?107.3 m352 ftWind turbines52°38′44.80″N 8°08′54.44″W
Aughinish Alumina Plant ChimneyLimerick, County Limerick?107 m351 ftChimney52°37′53.64″N 9°03′32.37″W
Kiln Cement FactoryLimerick, County Limerick?107 m351 ftChimney52°38′33.92″N 8°41′23.72″W
SamsonHarland and Wolff, Belfast106 m348 ftCrane54°36′29″N 5°54′29″W
Klin of Platin Cement FactoryCounty Meath?103.9 m341 ftKlin53°41′6.58″N 6°23′19.85″W
Ballywater Wind FarmWexford, County Wexford?103 m338 ftWind turbines52°32′25.92″N 6°13′40.29″W
Athlone transmitterAthlone, County Westmeath1933100 m328 ftGuyed Mast53°25′14.14″N 7°52′45.87″W ; 53°25′14.09″N 7°52′58.43″WTwo guyed masts insulated against ground carried a T-antenna for broadcasting on 612 kHz. One of the two masts dismantled in 2011
Codling Banks MastWicklow, County Wicklow100 m328 ftGuyed Mast53°07′44.87″N 5°50′49.54″WOffshore structure
Coreen Wind farmCavan, County Cavan?100 m328 ftWind turbines54°08′32.27″N 7°38′38.60″W
Snugborough Wind farmCavan, County Cavan?100 m328 ftWind turbines54°08′21.27″N 7°36′38.14″W
Gartnaneane Wind farmCavan, County Cavan?100 m328 ftWind turbines53°56′43.67″N 6°56′08.24″W
Coomatallin Wind farmCork, County Cork?100 m328 ftWind turbines51°39′03.62″N 9°5′38.87″W
Meentycat Wind farmCork, County Cork?100 m328 ftWind turbines54°51′46.19″N 7°51′12.62″W
Beal Wind farmWicklow, County Wicklow?100 m328 ftWind turbines52°33′47.33″N 9°37′55.73″W
Beam Wind farmKerry, County Kerry?99 m325 ftWind turbines55°11′51.98″N 7°26′16.32″W
GoliathHarland and Wolff, Belfast96 m315 ftCrane54°36′29″N 5°54′29″W
Mount Eagle Wind farmDonegal, County Donegal?95.7 m314 ftWind turbines52°14′33.15″N 9°19′26.22″W
Mweelin TV MastAchill Island, County Mayo?91.44 m300 ftGuyed mast53°57′19″N 10°1′42.45″W
Dún Laoghaire CranesDublin?91.4 m300 ftCrane53°17′40.87″N 6°7′53.73″W
Bealadangan Radio MastGalway?91.4 m300 ftPartially guyed tower53°18′36.84″N 9°36′30.23″WWas used for RTÉ RnaG, now dismantled
Cark Wind farmDonegal, County Donegal?91.1 m299 ftWind turbines54°53′06.20″N 7°51′33.12″W
Greenoge Wind farmWexford, County Wexford?90.2 m296 ftWind turbines52°39′28.23″N 6°43′31.69″W
Dublin Airport ATC TowerCollinstown, Fingal?86.9 m296 ftAir traffic control tower

Other categories

Entries in the list that are in Northern Ireland are denoted by an asterisk, the others being in the Republic of Ireland.

Nenagh Castle Keep
Sculptures
Spire of Dublin, 120 m (394 ft)
Spire of Hope, St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast*, 72m (236 ft)
Gantry Cranes
"Samson", Harland and Wolff, Belfast*, 106 m (348 ft)
Bridges
River Suir Bridge, Waterford, 100 m (330 ft)
Boyne River Bridge, 95 m (312 ft)
Windmills
Kilgarvan Wind Farm (group of 14 Wind Turbines), 93 m (305 ft)
Obelisks
Wellington Monument, Phoenix Park, 63 m (207 ft) (Tallest in Europe)
Lighthouses
Fastnet Rock Lighthouse, 44.5 m (146 ft)
Stadiums
Croke Park, 40 m (131 ft)
Air traffic control towers
Dublin Airport ATC Tower, 86.9m
Moving sculptures
Irish Wave, Park West, Dublin, 35.4 m (116 ft) (Tallest in Europe)
Round towers
Kilmacduagh monastery, 34 m (112 ft)
Castles
Nenagh Castle Keep, 31 m (102 ft)
Standing stones
Punchestown, 6.5 m (21 ft)
High crosses
Muiredach's High Cross, Monasterboice, 6.45 m (21 ft)

Former

Former Churchill House, Belfast - geograph.org.uk - 511400
  • Bellacorick Cooling Tower, 89 m (290 ft), demolished 2007
  • Arrol Gantry, 70 m (228 ft), demolished 1969
  • Churchill House, Belfast, 66 m (215 ft), demolished 2004
  • Boyne Obelisk, 53 m (174 ft), destroyed 1923
  • Ballymun Flats, 42 m (136 ft), demolished 2004-2015
  • Nelson's Pillar Monument, 41 m (134 ft), destroyed 1966
  • Walker's Monument, 32 m (105 ft) destroyed 1973

See also

References

  1. "St John's Cathedral | Limerick.ie". www.limerick.ie. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  2. "Belfast Cathedral". belfastcathedral.org.
  3. Cavan Cathedral - Kilmore Diocese
  4. "St Patrick's Church, Belfast". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
  5. "Carlow Town Walk". carlowtourism.com. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  6. "Chimney of Kilroot power station". Emporis. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2010-12-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2010-12-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-15. Retrieved 2012-11-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2010-12-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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