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86m (282 ft) Obel Tower in Belfast is Ireland's tallest building. This list of the tallest buildings and structures in Belfast ranks buildings and structures in Belfast, Northern Ireland, by height. There are at least 10 structures in the city taller than 80 metres (260 ft) and there are at least 36 habitable buildings in the city taller than ...
The island of Ireland has relatively few tall buildings. The island's first tall building was Liberty Hall, built in 1965, which stands at 59.4 metres (195 ft). The current tallest habitable building on the island of Ireland is the Obel Tower in Belfast, Northern Ireland at 85 metres (279 ft).
Height (m) Height (ft) Year Built Notes 1 Poolbeg Generating Station, Chimney 2 Chimney 207.8 682 and 681 1978 and 1970 [31] [32] 2 Poolbeg Generating Station, Chimney 1 Chimney 207.48 681 1970 [31] [32] 3 Three Rock transmitter Guyed Mast 152.4 500 2002 [33] [34] [a] 4 Spire of Dublin: Monument 120 394 2002 [35] [36] 5 Donnybrook transmitter
Height Year Notes 1 Victoria Tower: City of Westminster, London 102 m (335 ft) 1858 [28] [29] Architectural height 102 m (335 ft), roof height 98.5 m (323 ft). 3 Manchester Town Hall: Manchester, Greater Manchester: 87.2 m (286 ft) 1877 [30] 4 Civil Justice Centre: Manchester, Greater Manchester 80 m (260 ft) 2007 [31] 5 Royal Courts of Justice
Tallest freestanding structure in UK. Original 137 m (449 ft) tower built in 1956, replaced 1964. Second 385 m (1,263 ft) guyed tubular mast was built 1964 to replace the tower, but collapsed in 1969 due to icing and strong winds. Durris Mast: 322.6 m (1,058 ft) 1961: communication: Durris, Aberdeenshire: guyed steel lattice mast
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 (390 ft) Spire of Hope, St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast*, 40 m (130 ft) Gantry Cranes "Samson", Harland and Wolff, Belfast*, 106 m (348 ft) Bridges
An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. Heights are rounded to the nearest whole metre. The "Year" column refers to the year when the building reached its current height; generally this is the year of construction but for some the height was reached following alterations and additions to the ...
Height Location 1 (The tallest mountain in a territory claimed by the UK) Mount Hope: 3,239 metres (10,627 ft) British Antarctic Territory: 2: Mount Jackson: 3,184 metres (10,446 ft) British Antarctic Territory: 3: Mount Stephenson: 2,987 metres (9,800 ft) British Antarctic Territory: 4: Mount Paget: 2,937 metres (9,636 ft) South Georgia and ...