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
1	St John's Cathedral	Limerick	church	1861	93.8 m (308 ft)
2	St Colman's Cathedral	Cobh	church	1914	91.4 m (300 ft)
3	St Mary's Cathedral	Killarney	church	1912	86.8 m (285 ft)
4	St Patrick's College Church	Maynooth	church	1891	83 m (272 ft)
5	St Eugene's Cathedral	Derry	church	1903	78 m (256 ft)
6	St Macartan's Cathedral	Monaghan	church	1893	74 m (243 ft)
7	St Finbarre's Cathedral	Cork	church	1879	73 m (240 ft)
8	St Eunan's Cathedral	Letterkenny	church	1900	73 m (240 ft)
9	St Anne's Cathedral	Belfast	church	1904	72 m (236 ft)^[1]
10	Church of Saints Augustine and John	Dublin	church	1874	70 m (230 ft)
11	St Peter and St Paul Cathedral	Ennis	church	1874	69 m (226 ft)
12	Sacred Heart Church	Omagh	church	1899	68.6 m (225 ft)
13	St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Drogheda	Drogheda	church	1884	67.66 m (222.0 ft)
14	St Columb's Cathedral	Derry	church	1633	67 m (220 ft)
15	St Patrick's Cathedral (Church of Ireland)	Dublin	church	1191	66 m (217 ft)
16	St Patrick's Cathedral (Roman Catholic)	Armagh	church	1904	64 m (210 ft)
17	St Patrick's Church (Roman Catholic)	Belfast	church	1877	63 m (207 ft)^[2]
18	St George's Church	Dublin	church	1813	61 m (200 ft)

Tallest structures

Name	Location	Year completed	Pinnacle height	Pinnacle height	Type	Coordinates	Remarks
Strabane transmitting station	Legfordrum (near Strabane), County Tyrone	1963	305.5 m	1,002 ft	Guyed mast	54°47′58″N 7°23′19″W / 54.79944°N 7.38861°W / 54.79944; -7.38861 (Strabane TV Mast)
Tullamore radio mast	Tullamore, County Offaly	1975	290 m	951 ft	Guyed mast	53°16′42.29″N 7°22′18.44″W / 53.2784139°N 7.3717889°W / 53.2784139; -7.3717889 (Tullamore radio mast)	Insulated against ground, used for broadcasting on 567 kHz
Clarkstown radio transmitter	Summerhill, County Meath	1988	248 m	813 ft	Guyed mast	53°27′45.53″N 6°40′39.32″W / 53.4626472°N 6.6775889°W / 53.4626472; -6.6775889 (Clarkstown radio transmitter)	Insulated against ground, used for broadcasting on 252 kHz
Mullaghanish transmitter	Mullaghanish mountain, County Cork	1962	225 m	738 ft	Guyed mast	51°59′29″N 9°8′42″W / 51.99139°N 9.14500°W / 51.99139; -9.14500 (Mullaghanish transmitter)
Moneypoint Power Station Chimneys	Moneypoint, County Clare	1985	218 m	715 ft	Chimney	52°36′29.16″N 9°25′31.85″W / 52.6081000°N 9.4255139°W / 52.6081000; -9.4255139 (Moneypoint Power station chimney) ; 52°36′27.68″N 9°25′24.7″W / 52.6076889°N 9.423528°W / 52.6076889; -9.423528 (Moneypoint Power station chimney)
Poolbeg power station, Chimney 2	Poolbeg, Dublin	1978	207.8 m	682 ft	Chimney	53°20′24.84″N 6°11′19.38″W / 53.3402333°N 6.1887167°W / 53.3402333; -6.1887167 (Poolbeg power station, Chimney 2))
Poolbeg power station, Chimney 1	Poolbeg, Dublin	1970	207.48 m	681 ft	Chimney	53°20′24.82″N 6°11′23.79″W / 53.3402278°N 6.1899417°W / 53.3402278; -6.1899417 (Poolbeg power station, Chimney 1)
Kilroot power station chimneys	Kilroot (near Carrickfergus), County Antrim		198 m	650 ft	Chimney	54°43′28.25″N 5°46′2.15″W / 54.7245139°N 5.7672639°W / 54.7245139; -5.7672639 (Kilroot Power station)
Truskmore transmitter	Sligo, County Sligo	?	167.64 m	550 ft	Guyed mast	54°22′22.57″N 8°22′15.32″W / 54.3729361°N 8.3709222°W / 54.3729361; -8.3709222 (Truskmore transmitter)
Three Rock transmitter	Dublin	2002	152.4 m	500 ft	Guyed mast	53°14′39.98″N 6°14′17.33″W / 53.2444389°N 6.2381472°W / 53.2444389; -6.2381472 (Three Rock transmitter)
Aghada Power Station Chimney	Cork	?	152 m	499 ft	Chimney	51°50′6.05″N 8°14′9.41″W / 51.8350139°N 8.2359472°W / 51.8350139; -8.2359472 (Aghada Power station Chimney)
Tarbert Power Station, Chimney of Unit 3 and 4	Tarbert, County Kerry	1975	151 m	497 ft	Chimney	52°35′24″N 9°21′46″W / 52.59000°N 9.36278°W / 52.59000; -9.36278 (Tarbert Power station)
Lisnagarvey transmitting station	Magherageery (near Lisburn), County Down	1936	145 m	476 ft	Guyed mast	54°29′22″N 6°3′37″W / 54.48944°N 6.06028°W / 54.48944; -6.06028 (Lisnagarvey Blaw-Knox Radio Mast)	It was 145 m when built, but has since been lowered in height
Divis transmitting station	Hannahstown, County Antrim	1955	141.7 m	465 ft	stayed mast	53°36′27″N 6°00′34″W / 53.60750°N 6.00944°W / 53.60750; -6.00944 (Divis transmitting station)	Wikipedia article also suggests 500 ft as the height, and plans to increase the height to 632 ft with a guyed mast
Greystones Wind farm	Greystones, County Wicklow	yurrkrmdk	139.29 m	457 ft	Wind turbines	53°10′18.10″N 6°01′30.00″W / 53.1716944°N 6.0250000°W / 53.1716944; -6.0250000 (Greystones Wind farm)
Great Island Power Station Chimney	Wexford, County Wexford		138 m	453 ft	Chimney	52°16′43.82″N 6°59′37.76″W / 52.2788389°N 6.9938222°W / 52.2788389; -6.9938222 ; 52°16′43.71″N 6°59′35.95″W / 52.2788083°N 6.9933194°W / 52.2788083; -6.9933194
Kippure transmitter	Kippure mountain, border of County Dublin and County Wicklow	1961	127 m	416 ft	Guyed mast	53°10′40.93″N 6°19′53.82″W / 53.1780361°N 6.3316167°W / 53.1780361; -6.3316167 (Kippure transmitter)	^[3]
Ballylumford Power Station Chimneys	Islandmagee, County Antrim	1974	126 m	413 ft	Chimney	54.845 n5.787w
Kinnegad Cement Factory Chimney	Meath	?	125.3 m	411 ft	Chimney	53°25′52.84″N 7°08′33.78″W / 53.4313444°N 7.1427167°W / 53.4313444; -7.1427167 (Kinnegad Cement Factory Chimney)
Arklow Bank Wind Park	Wicklow, County Wicklow	?	124 m	407 ft	Wind turbines	52°47′28.00″N 5°56′48.00″W / 52.7911111°N 5.9466667°W / 52.7911111; -5.9466667 (Arklow Banks Wind farm)	Offshore wind farm
Mount Leinster transmitter	Mount Leinster, County Carlow/County Wexford	?	122 m	400 ft	Guyed mast	52°36′59″N 6°46′30″W / 52.61639°N 6.77500°W / 52.61639; -6.77500 (Mount Leinster transmitter)	^[4]
Maghera transmitter	Maghera mountain, County Clare	?	121.92 m	400 ft	Guyed mast	52°58′6.9″N 8°43′6.89″W / 52.968583°N 8.7185806°W / 52.968583; -8.7185806 (Maghera transmitter)	^[5]
Cairn Hill transmitter	Cairn Hill, County Longford	?	121.92 m	400 ft	Guyed mast	53°48′28″N 7°42′52″W / 53.80778°N 7.71444°W / 53.80778; -7.71444 (Cairn Hill transmitter)	^[6]
Cork mediumwave transmitter	Cork	1970	121.92 m	400 ft	Guyed mast	51°52′57.05″N 8°23′58.46″W / 51.8825139°N 8.3995722°W / 51.8825139; -8.3995722 (Cork radio mast)	Insulated against ground, used for broadcasting on 729 kHz
Tarbert Power Station, Chimney of Unit 1 and 2	Tarbert, County Kerry	1969	121 m	397 ft	Chimney	52°35′24″N 9°21′46″W / 52.59000°N 9.36278°W / 52.59000; -9.36278 (Tarbert Power station)
Kilgarvan Wind farm	Kilgarvan, County Kerry	?	120 m	394 ft	Wind turbines	51°55′58.80″N 9°19′20.95″W / 51.9330000°N 9.3224861°W / 51.9330000; -9.3224861 (Kilgarvan Wind farm)
Spire of Dublin	Dublin		120 m	394 ft	Monument	53°20′59″N 6°15′37″W / 53.34972°N 6.26028°W / 53.34972; -6.26028 (Spire of Dublin))
Donnybrook transmitter	Dublin	?	109.7 m	360 ft	Lattice tower	53°18′53.13″N 6°13′24.88″W / 53.3147583°N 6.2235778°W / 53.3147583; -6.2235778 (Donnybrook transmitter)
Moanvaun Wind farm	Tipperary, County Tipperary	?	107.3 m	352 ft	Wind turbines	52°38′44.80″N 8°08′54.44″W / 52.6457778°N 8.1484556°W / 52.6457778; -8.1484556 (Moanvaun Wind farm)
Aughinish Alumina Plant Chimney	Limerick, County Limerick	?	107 m	351 ft	Chimney	52°37′53.64″N 9°03′32.37″W / 52.6315667°N 9.0589917°W / 52.6315667; -9.0589917 (Aughinish Alumina Plant Chimney)
Kiln Cement Factory	Limerick, County Limerick	?	107 m	351 ft	Chimney	52°38′33.92″N 8°41′23.72″W / 52.6427556°N 8.6899222°W / 52.6427556; -8.6899222 (Mungret Chimney)
Samson	Harland and Wolff, Belfast		106 m	348 ft	Crane	54°36′29″N 5°54′29″W / 54.60806°N 5.90806°W / 54.60806; -5.90806 (Samson Crane)
Klin of Platin Cement Factory	County Meath	?	103.9 m	341 ft	Klin	53°41′6.58″N 6°23′19.85″W / 53.6851611°N 6.3888472°W / 53.6851611; -6.3888472 (Klin of Platin Cement Factory)
Ballywater Wind Farm	Wexford, County Wexford	?	103 m	338 ft	Wind turbines	52°32′25.92″N 6°13′40.29″W / 52.5405333°N 6.2278583°W / 52.5405333; -6.2278583 (Ballywater Wind farm)
Athlone transmitter	Athlone, County Westmeath	1933	100 m	328 ft	Guyed Mast	53°25′14.14″N 7°52′45.87″W / 53.4205944°N 7.8794083°W / 53.4205944; -7.8794083 (Athlone transmitter) ; 53°25′14.09″N 7°52′58.43″W / 53.4205806°N 7.8828972°W / 53.4205806; -7.8828972 (Athlone transmitter)	Two guyed masts insulated against ground carried a T-antenna for broadcasting on 612 kHz. One of the two masts dismantled in 2011
Codling Banks Mast	Wicklow, County Wicklow		100 m	328 ft	Guyed Mast	53°07′44.87″N 5°50′49.54″W / 53.1291306°N 5.8470944°W / 53.1291306; -5.8470944 (Codling Banks Mast)	Offshore structure
Coreen Wind farm	Cavan, County Cavan	?	100 m	328 ft	Wind turbines	54°08′32.27″N 7°38′38.60″W / 54.1422972°N 7.6440556°W / 54.1422972; -7.6440556 (Coreen Wind farm)
Snugborough Wind farm	Cavan, County Cavan	?	100 m	328 ft	Wind turbines	54°08′21.27″N 7°36′38.14″W / 54.1392417°N 7.6105944°W / 54.1392417; -7.6105944 (Snugborough Wind farm)
Gartnaneane Wind farm	Cavan, County Cavan	?	100 m	328 ft	Wind turbines	53°56′43.67″N 6°56′08.24″W / 53.9454639°N 6.9356222°W / 53.9454639; -6.9356222 (Gartnaneane Wind farm)
Coomatallin Wind farm	Cork, County Cork	?	100 m	328 ft	Wind turbines	51°39′03.62″N 9°5′38.87″W / 51.6510056°N 9.0941306°W / 51.6510056; -9.0941306 (Coomatallin Wind farm)
Meentycat Wind farm	Cork, County Cork	?	100 m	328 ft	Wind turbines	54°51′46.19″N 7°51′12.62″W / 54.8628306°N 7.8535056°W / 54.8628306; -7.8535056 (Meentycat Wind farm)
Beal Wind farm	Wicklow, County Wicklow	?	100 m	328 ft	Wind turbines	52°33′47.33″N 9°37′55.73″W / 52.5631472°N 9.6321472°W / 52.5631472; -9.6321472 (Beal Wind farm)
Beam Wind farm	Kerry, County Kerry	?	99 m	325 ft	Wind turbines	55°11′51.98″N 7°26′16.32″W / 55.1977722°N 7.4378667°W / 55.1977722; -7.4378667 (Beam Wind farm)
Goliath	Harland and Wolff, Belfast		96 m	315 ft	Crane	54°36′29″N 5°54′29″W / 54.60806°N 5.90806°W / 54.60806; -5.90806 (Samson Crane)
Mount Eagle Wind farm	Donegal, County Donegal	?	95.7 m	314 ft	Wind turbines	52°14′33.15″N 9°19′26.22″W / 52.2425417°N 9.3239500°W / 52.2425417; -9.3239500 (Mount Eagle Wind farm)
Mweelin TV Mast	Achill Island, County Mayo	?	91.44 m	300 ft	Guyed mast	53°57′19″N 10°1′42.45″W / 53.95528°N 10.0284583°W / 53.95528; -10.0284583 (Mweelin TV Mast)
Dun Laoghaire Cranes	Dublin	?	91.4 m	300 ft	Crane	53°17′40.87″N 6°7′53.73″W / 53.2946861°N 6.1315917°W / 53.2946861; -6.1315917 (Dun Laoghaire Cranes)
Bealadangan Radio Mast	Galway	?	91.4 m	300 ft	Partially guyed tower	53°18′36.84″N 9°36′30.23″W / 53.3102333°N 9.6083972°W / 53.3102333; -9.6083972 (Bealadangan Mast)	Was used for RTÉ RnaG, now dismantled
Cark Wind farm	Donegal, County Donegal	?	91.1 m	299 ft	Wind turbines	54°53′06.20″N 7°51′33.12″W / 54.8850556°N 7.8592000°W / 54.8850556; -7.8592000 (Cark Wind farm)
Greenoge Wind farm	Wexford, County Wexford	?	90.2 m	296 ft	Wind turbines	52°39′28.23″N 6°43′31.69″W / 52.6578417°N 6.7254694°W / 52.6578417; -6.7254694 (Greenoge Wind farm)

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)
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

References

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↑ "St Patrick's Church, Belfast". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
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↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-15. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2010-12-08.

Other sources

Tallest structures in Ireland
From skyscrapernews:
- Tallest storeyed buildings in Republic of Ireland including planned ones
- Tallest storeyed buildings in Northern Ireland including planned ones
From emporis:
Galloway, Peter; Cormac Simms (1992). The Cathedrals of Ireland. Dublin: Institute of Irish Studies. ISBN 0-85389-452-3.
"Punchestown Standing Stone Standing Stone / Menhir – The Modern Antiquarian.com". Themodernantiquarian.com. 2006-01-14. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
"Irish Wave" (XML). The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
"Diagrams". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
"Dublin City Council". Dublincity.ie. Retrieved 2017-06-13.

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[1] "Belfast Cathedral". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2011-02-22.

[2] "St Patrick's Church, Belfast". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2011-02-22.

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2010-12-08.

[4] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2010-12-08.

[5] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-15. Retrieved 2012-11-06.

[6] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2010-12-08.