List of tallest structures in Ireland

This article is about the tallest structures in Ireland. For the tallest buildings, see List of tallest buildings 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	County	Type	Year completed	Height	Picture
1	St Colman's Cathedral	Cobh	Cork	cathedral	1914	91.4 m (300 ft)
2	St Macartan's Cathedral	Monaghan	Monaghan	cathedral	1893	88 m (289 ft)
3	St Mary's Cathedral	Killarney	Kerry	cathedral	1912	86.8 m (285 ft)
4	St Patrick's College Church	Maynooth	Kildare	church	1891	83 m (272 ft)
5	St John's Cathedral	Limerick	Limerick	cathedral	1861	81 m (266 ft)[1]
6	St Anne's Cathedral	Belfast	Antrim	cathedral	1904	80 m (260 ft)[2]
7	St Eugene's Cathedral	Derry	Londonderry	cathedral	1903	78 m (256 ft)
8	St Finbarre's Cathedral	Cork	Cork	cathedral	1879	73 m (240 ft)
9	St Eunan's Cathedral	Letterkenny	Donegal	cathedral	1900	73 m (240 ft)
10	Cathedral of Saint Patrick and Saint Felim	Cavan	Cavan	cathedral	1942	70 m (230 ft)[3]
11	St Peter and St Paul Cathedral	Ennis	Clare	cathedral	1874	69 m (226 ft)
12	Sacred Heart Church	Omagh	Tyrone	church	1899	68.6 m (225 ft)
13	Church of Saints Augustine and John	Dublin	Dublin	church	1874	68 m (223 ft)
14	St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Drogheda	Drogheda	Louth	church	1884	67.66 m (222.0 ft)
15	St Columb's Cathedral	Derry	Londonderry	cathedral	1633	67 m (220 ft)
16	St Patrick's Cathedral (Church of Ireland)	Dublin	Dublin	cathedral	1191	66 m (217 ft)
17	St Patrick's Cathedral (Roman Catholic)	Armagh	Armagh	cathedral	1904	64 m (210 ft)
18	St Patrick's Church, Belfast	Belfast	Antrim	church	1877	63 m (207 ft)[4]
19	St George's Church	Dublin	Dublin	church	1813	61 m (200 ft)
20	St. Marys Church of Ireland	Carlow	Carlow	church	1834	59.5 m (195 ft)[5]

Tallest structures

Rank	Name	Location	County	Year completed	Pinnacle height	Pinnacle height	Type	Coordinates	Remarks
1	Strabane transmitting station	Legfordrum (near Strabane)	Tyrone	1963	305.5 m	1,002 ft	Guyed mast	54°47′58″N 7°23′19″W
2	Black Mountain transmitting station	Hannahstown	Antrim	1959	228.6 m	750 ft	Guyed mast	54°35′13″N 6°01′20″W
3	Mullaghanish transmitter	Mullaghanish mountain	Cork	1962	225 m	738 ft	Guyed mast	51°59′00.2″N 9°08′39.1″W
4	Moneypoint Power Station Chimneys	Moneypoint	Clare	1985	218 m	715 ft	Chimney	52°36′29.16″N 9°25′31.85″W ; 52°36′27.68″N 9°25′24.7″W
5	Poolbeg power station, Chimney 2	Poolbeg	Dublin	1978	207.8 m	682 ft	Chimney	53°20′24.84″N 6°11′19.38″W)
6	Poolbeg power station, Chimney 1	Poolbeg	Dublin	1970	207.48 m	681 ft	Chimney	53°20′24.82″N 6°11′23.79″W
7	Kilroot power station chimney	Kilroot (near Carrickfergus)	Antrim	1981[6]	198 m	650 ft	Chimney	54°43′28.25″N 5°46′2.15″W
8	Liffey meats wind turbine	Ballyjamesduff	Cavan	2017	169 m	554 ft	wind turbine	53°51′05.6″N 7°12′17.8″W
9	Truskmore transmitter	Sligo	Sligo	1962	167.64 m	550 ft	Guyed mast	54°22′22.57″N 8°22′15.32″W
10	Divis transmitting station	Hannahstown	Antrim	1955 (replaced and made taller in 2011)	166 m	545 ft	stayed mast	53°36′27″N 6°00′34″W	Was 141.7 m but replaced in 2011 Note these are a pair of twin masts.
11	Three Rock transmitter	Dublin	Dublin	2002	152.4 m	500 ft	Guyed mast	53°14′39.98″N 6°14′17.33″W
12	Aghada Power Station Chimney	Cork	Cork	?	152 m	499 ft	Chimney	51°50′6.05″N 8°14′9.41″W
13	Tarbert Power Station, Chimney of Unit 3 and 4	Tarbert	Kerry	1975	151 m	497 ft	Chimney	52°35′24″N 9°21′46″W
14	Lisnagarvey transmitting station	Magherageery (near Lisburn)	Down	1936	145 m	476 ft	Guyed mast	54°29′22″N 6°3′37″W	It was 145 m when built, but has since been lowered in height to 99m
15	Greystones Wind farm	Greystones	Wicklow	?	139.29 m	457 ft	Wind turbines	53°10′18.10″N 6°01′30.00″W
16	Great Island Power Station Chimney	Wexford	Wexford	?	138 m	453 ft	Chimney	52°16′43.82″N 6°59′37.76″W ; 52°16′43.71″N 6°59′35.95″W
17	Kippure transmitter	Kippure mountain	border of Dublin and Wicklow	1961	127 m	416 ft	Guyed mast	53°10′40.93″N 6°19′53.82″W || [7]
18	Ballylumford Power Station Chimneys	Islandmagee	Antrim	1974	126 m	413 ft	Chimney	54.845 n5.787w
19	Kinnegad Cement Factory Chimney	Killaskillen (close to Kinnegad)	Meath	?	125.3 m	411 ft	Chimney	53°25′52.84″N 7°08′33.78″W
20	Arklow Bank Wind Park	Wicklow	Wicklow	?	124 m	407 ft	Wind turbines	52°47′28.00″N 5°56′48.00″W	Offshore wind farm
21	Mount Leinster transmitter	Mount Leinster	border of Carlow and Wexford	?	122 m	400 ft	Guyed mast	52°36′59″N 6°46′30″W	[8]
22	Maghera transmitter	Maghera	Clare	?	121.92 m	400 ft	Guyed mast	52°58′6.9″N 8°43′6.89″W	[9]
23	Cairn Hill transmitter	Cairn Hill	Longford	?	121.92 m	400 ft	Guyed mast	53°48′28″N 7°42′52″W	[10]
24	Cork mediumwave transmitter	Cork	Cork	1970	121.92 m	400 ft	Guyed mast	51°52′57.05″N 8°23′58.46″W	Insulated against ground, used for broadcasting on 729 kHz until 2008
25	Tarbert Power Station, Chimney of Unit 1 and 2	Tarbert	Kerry	1969	121 m	397 ft	Chimney	52°35′24″N 9°21′46″W
26	Kilgarvan Wind farm	Kilgarvan	Kerry	?	120 m	394 ft	Wind turbines	51°55′58.80″N 9°19′20.95″W
27	Spire of Dublin	Dublin	Dublin	2003	120 m	394 ft	Monument	53°20′59″N 6°15′37″W)
28	Donnybrook Mast	RTÉ campus	Dublin	1961	109.7 m	360 ft	Lattice tower	53°18′53.13″N 6°13′24.88″W
29	Moanvaun Wind farm	Tipperary	Tipperary	?	107.3 m	352 ft	Wind turbines	52°38′44.80″N 8°08′54.44″W
30	Aughinish Alumina Plant Chimney	Limerick	Limerick	?	107 m	351 ft	Chimney	52°37′53.64″N 9°03′32.37″W
31	Kiln of Limerick Cement Factory	Limerick	Limerick	?	107 m	351 ft	Chimney	52°38′33.92″N 8°41′23.72″W
32	Samson, Harland and Wolff	Belfast	Antrim	1974	106 m	348 ft	Crane	54°36′29″N 5°54′29″W
33	Kiln of Platin Cement Factory	Platin (close to Drogheda)	Meath	?	103.9 m	341 ft	Klin	53°41′6.58″N 6°23′19.85″W
34	Ballywater Wind Farm	Wexford	Wexford	?	103 m	338 ft	Wind turbines	52°32′25.92″N 6°13′40.29″W
35	Athlone transmitter	Athlone	Westmeath	1933	100 m	328 ft	Guyed Mast	53°25′14.14″N 7°52′45.87″W ; 53°25′14.09″N 7°52′58.43″W	Two guyed masts insulated against ground carried a T-antenna for broadcasting on 612 kHz. One of the two masts dismantled in 2011
36	Codling Banks Mast	Wicklow	Wicklow	?	100 m	328 ft	Guyed Mast	53°07′44.87″N 5°50′49.54″W	Offshore structure
37	Coreen Wind farm	Cavan	Cavan	?	100 m	328 ft	Wind turbines	54°08′32.27″N 7°38′38.60″W
38	Snugborough Wind farm	Cavan	Cavan	?	100 m	328 ft	Wind turbines	54°08′21.27″N 7°36′38.14″W
39	Gartnaneane Wind farm	Cavan	Cavan	?	100 m	328 ft	Wind turbines	53°56′43.67″N 6°56′08.24″W
40	Coomatallin Wind farm	Cork	Cork	?	100 m	328 ft	Wind turbines	51°39′03.62″N 9°5′38.87″W
41	Meentycat Wind farm	Cork	Cork	?	100 m	328 ft	Wind turbines	54°51′46.19″N 7°51′12.62″W
42	Beal Wind farm	Kerry	Kerry	?	100 m	328 ft	Wind turbines	52°33′47.33″N 9°37′55.73″W
43	Beam Wind farm	?	Donegal	?	99 m	325 ft	Wind turbines	55°11′51.98″N 7°26′16.32″W
44	Goliath, Harland and Wolff	Belfast	Antrim	1969	96 m	315 ft	Crane	54°36′29″N 5°54′29″W
45	Mount Eagle Wind farm	Donegal	Donegal	?	95.7 m	314 ft	Wind turbines	52°14′33.15″N 9°19′26.22″W
46	Mweelin TV Mast	Achill Island	Mayo	?	91.44 m	300 ft	Guyed mast	53°57′19″N 10°1′42.45″W
47	Dún Laoghaire Cranes	Dublin	Dublin	?	91.4 m	300 ft	Crane	53°17′40.87″N 6°7′53.73″W
48	Bealadangan Radio Mast	Galway	Galway	?	91.4 m	300 ft	Partially guyed tower	53°18′36.84″N 9°36′30.23″W	Was used for RTÉ RnaG, now dismantled
49	Cark Wind farm	Donegal	Donegal	?	91.1 m	299 ft	Wind turbines	54°53′06.20″N 7°51′33.12″W
50	Greenoge Wind farm	Wexford	Wexford	?	90.2 m	296 ft	Wind turbines	52°39′28.23″N 6°43′31.69″W
51	Dublin Airport ATC Tower	Collinstown	Dublin	2019	86.9 m	285 ft	Air traffic control tower	53°25′44.3″N 6°15′50.8″W

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 (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

River Suir Bridge, Waterford, 112 m (367 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, 62 m (203 ft) (Tallest in Europe)

Lighthouses

Fastnet Rock Lighthouse, 54 m (177 ft)

Stadiums

Croke Park, 35 m (115 ft)

Air traffic control towers

Dublin Airport ATC Tower, 87 m (285 ft)

Moving sculptures

Irish Wave, Park West, Dublin, 35.4 m (116 ft) (Tallest in Europe)

Round towers

Kilmacduagh monastery, 32.5 m (107 ft)

Castles

Nenagh Castle Keep, 31 m (102 ft)

Standing stones

Punchestown, 6.5 m (21 ft)

High crosses

Muiredach's High Cross, Monasterboice, 5.8 m (19 ft)

Former

Former Churchill House, Belfast

• Tullamore transmitter, 290 m (952 ft), demolished 2023
• Clarkstown radio transmitter, 248 m (814 ft) demolished 2023
• 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

• List of tallest buildings in Ireland
• List of tallest buildings and structures in Belfast
• List of tallest buildings and structures in Dublin

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