List of tallest buildings and structures in Edinburgh
January 01, 1970
This list of the tallest buildings and structures in Edinburgh ranks buildings in the Scottish city of Edinburgh by height. There are few high-rise buildings in Edinburgh. The tallest buildings in the city are churches and suburban tower blocks. The administrative area of Edinburgh includes the three bridges across the Firth of Forth to the north-east of the city (the Queensferry Crossing, Forth Road Bridge and Forth Bridge), which are all taller than any building in the city itself.
This list ranks externally complete Edinburgh buildings and free-standing structures that stand more than 50 metres (160 ft) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. An equals sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed. Buildings and structures that have been demolished (including the 365 ft (111 m) chimney of Portobello Power Station)[1] are not included.
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January 01, 1970
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This list of the tallest buildings and structures in Edinburgh ranks buildings in the Scottish city of Edinburgh by height There are few high rise buildings in Edinburgh The tallest buildings in the city are churches and suburban tower blocks The administrative area of Edinburgh includes the three bridges across the Firth of Forth to the north east of the city the Queensferry Crossing Forth Road Bridge and Forth Bridge which are all taller than any building in the city itself Contents 1 Tallest buildings in Edinburgh 2 Tallest structures in Edinburgh 3 See also 4 ReferencesTallest buildings in Edinburgh editThis list ranks externally complete Edinburgh buildings and free standing structures that stand more than 50 metres 160 ft tall based on standard height measurement This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts An equals sign following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings The Year column indicates the year in which a building was completed Buildings and structures that have been demolished including the 365 ft 111 m chimney of Portobello Power Station 1 are not included Some prominent Edinburgh buildings such as St Giles Cathedral North Leith Parish Church Appleton Tower Mayfield Salisbury Church West Register House and St John s Portobello are just below this threshold as are the Melville Monument and numerous residential tower blocks at Craigmillar Craigour Greendykes Lochend Moredun Muirhouse Restalrig and the Calders Rank Name Picture Height Coordinates Floors Year Reference 1 St Mary s Episcopal Cathedral nbsp 90 m 300 ft 55 56 56 N 3 12 57 W 55 948808 N 3 215832 W 55 948808 3 215832 St Mary s Episcopal Cathedral 1 1879 2 2 Barclay Viewforth Church nbsp 76 m 249 ft 55 56 26 N 3 12 13 W 55 940581 N 3 203597 W 55 940581 3 203597 Barclay Viewforth Church 1 1864 3 3 The Hub nbsp 74 m 243 ft 55 56 56 N 3 11 41 W 55 948890 N 3 194705 W 55 948890 3 194705 The Hub 1 1844 4 4 Martello Court nbsp 64 m 210 ft 55 58 20 N 3 15 45 W 55 972350 N 3 262588 W 55 972350 3 262588 Martello Court 23 1967 Tallest residential building in Edinburgh Located in Muirhouse 5 6 5 Scott Monument nbsp 61 m 200 ft 55 57 09 N 3 11 36 W 55 952365 N 3 193220 W 55 952365 3 193220 Scott Monument 1844 7 8 6 Fettes College nbsp 60 m 200 ft 55 57 49 N 3 13 34 W 55 963593 N 3 226098 W 55 963593 3 226098 Fettes College 6 1869 9 10 7 Citadel Court nbsp 59 m 194 ft 55 58 36 N 3 10 40 W 55 976560 N 3 177676 W 55 976560 3 177676 Citadel Court 20 1964 Located in Leith 11 12 7 Persevere Court nbsp 59 m 194 ft 55 58 37 N 3 10 44 W 55 977001 N 3 178898 W 55 977001 3 178898 Persevere Court 20 1964 Located in Leith 13 14 9 Edinburgh Airport Control Tower nbsp 57 m 187 ft 55 56 44 N 3 21 51 W 55 945615 N 3 364224 W 55 945615 3 364224 Edinburgh Airport Control Tower 2005 15 16 10 St George s West Church nbsp 56 m 184 ft 55 56 57 N 3 12 38 W 55 949300 N 3 210445 W 55 949300 3 210445 St George s West Church 1869 On Shandwick Place 17 18 10 St Peter s Church nbsp 56 m 184 ft 55 56 24 N 3 10 45 W 55 940112 N 3 179031 W 55 940112 3 179031 St Peter s Church 1865 On Lutton Place 19 20 12 Exchange Tower nbsp 55 m 180 ft 55 56 50 N 3 12 38 W 55 947297 N 3 210557 W 55 947297 3 210557 Exchange Tower 13 2001 On Canning Street 21 22 13 St James the Less Church nbsp 55 m 180 ft 55 58 20 N 3 10 04 W 55 972308 N 3 167844 W 55 972308 3 167844 St James the Less Church 1863 Off Constitution Street 23 24 14 Buccleuch Free Church nbsp 53 m 174 ft 55 56 38 N 3 11 05 W 55 944027 N 3 184817 W 55 944027 3 184817 Buccleuch Free Church 1861 On West Crosscauseway 25 15 Balmoral Hotel nbsp 52 m 171 ft 55 57 11 N 3 11 24 W 55 953045 N 3 189972 W 55 953045 3 189972 Balmoral Hotel 10 1902 26 27 15 Tron Kirk nbsp 52 m 171 ft 55 57 00 N 3 11 16 W 55 950040 N 3 187825 W 55 950040 3 187825 Tron Kirk 1663 28 29 15 The Element nbsp 52 m 171 ft 55 59 09 N 3 11 30 W 55 985885 N 3 191702 W 55 985885 3 191702 Western Harbour Edinburgh 17 2009 Located at Western Harbour 30 31 18 Western Harbour Midway nbsp 51 m 167 ft 55 59 09 N 3 11 30 W 55 985885 N 3 191702 W 55 985885 3 191702 Western Harbour Edinburgh 17 2009 Located at Western Harbour 32 33 18 The Shore nbsp 51 m 167 ft 55 59 09 N 3 11 30 W 55 985885 N 3 191702 W 55 985885 3 191702 Western Harbour Edinburgh 17 2007 Located at Western Harbour 34 35 18 Kirkgate House nbsp 51 m 167 ft 55 58 17 N 3 10 15 W 55 971314 N 3 170963 W 55 971314 3 170963 Kirkgate House 17 1966 Located in Leith 36 37 18 St Andrew s and St George s Church nbsp 51 m 167 ft 55 57 14 N 3 11 45 W 55 953921 N 3 195777 W 55 953921 3 195777 St Andrew s and St George s Church 1787 On George Street 38 39 22 Portobello and Joppa Parish Church nbsp 50 m 160 ft 55 57 01 N 3 06 10 W 55 950151 N 3 102718 W 55 950151 3 102718 Portobello and Joppa Parish Church 1877 On Abercorn Terrace also known as St Philip s Joppa Church 40 Tallest structures in Edinburgh editRank Structure name Picture Height Coordinates Year opened Reference 1 Queensferry Crossing nbsp 207 m 679 ft 55 59 57 N 3 24 59 W 55 999270 N 3 416317 W 55 999270 3 416317 Queensferry Crossing 2017 41 2 Forth Road Bridge nbsp 156 m 512 ft 55 59 49 N 3 24 16 W 55 996996 N 3 404496 W 55 996996 3 404496 Forth Road Bridge 1964 42 3 Forth Bridge nbsp 100 6 m 330 ft 55 59 45 N 3 23 11 W 55 995937 N 3 386411 W 55 995937 3 386411 Forth Rail Bridge 1890 43 4 Caledonian Distillery chimney nbsp 91 4 m 300 ft 55 56 40 N 3 13 13 W 55 944557 N 3 220366 W 55 944557 3 220366 Caledonian Distillery Chimney 1880 44 See also editList of tallest buildings and structures in GlasgowReferences edit The giant lost Edinburgh power station that once dominated the city skyline Edinburgh Live 8 February 2022 St Mary s Episcopal Cathedral Emporis Archived from the original on 7 March 2016 Barclay Church Emporis Archived from the original on 7 March 2016 Tolbooth Kirk Emporis Archived from the original on 4 December 2019 Martello Court Emporis Archived from the original on 7 March 2016 Martello Court SkyscraperPage Scott Monument Emporis Archived from the original on 4 December 2019 Scott Monument Skyscrapernews Retrieved 12 February 2019 Fettes College SkyscraperPage Fettes College Skyscrapernews Retrieved 12 February 2019 Citadel Court Emporis Archived from the original on 4 December 2019 Citadel Court SkyscraperPage Persevere Court Emporis Archived from the original on 4 December 2019 Persevere Court SkyscraperPage Edinburgh Airport Air Traffic Control Tower Emporis Archived from the original on 4 December 2019 Edinburgh Airport Control Tower Skyscrapernews Retrieved 12 February 2019 St George s West Church Emporis Archived from the original on 4 December 2019 St Georges West Church Skyscrapernews Retrieved 12 February 2019 St Peter s Church Emporis Archived from the original on 4 December 2019 St Peters Church Skyscrapernews Retrieved 12 February 2019 Exchange Tower Emporis Archived from the original on 4 December 2019 Exchange Tower SkyscraperPage St James the Less Church Emporis Archived from the original on 4 December 2019 St James the Less Church Skyscrapernews Retrieved 12 February 2019 History Buccleuch Free Church Retrieved 28 February 2019 The Balmoral Emporis Archived from the original on 4 December 2019 Balmoral Hotel SkyscraperPage Tron Kirk Emporis Archived from the original on 4 December 2019 Tron Kirk Church Skyscrapernews Retrieved 12 February 2019 The Element Emporis Archived from the original on 4 December 2019 The Element SkyscraperPage Western Harbour SkyscraperPage Western Harbour Skyscrapernews Retrieved 12 February 2019 The Shore Emporis Archived from the original on 4 December 2019 The Shore Skyscrapernews Retrieved 12 February 2019 Kirkgate House Emporis Archived from the original on 4 December 2019 Kirkgate House SkyscraperPage St Andrew and St George s Church Emporis Archived from the original on 4 December 2019 St Andrews and St Georges Church Skyscrapernews Retrieved 12 February 2019 St Philip s Joppa Emporis Archived from the original on 4 December 2019 Queensferry Crossing becomes UK s tallest bridge BBC News 13 August 2015 Retrieved 1 March 2019 Forth Road Bridge Facts and Figures Forth Bridges Visitors Centre Trust Archived from the original on 17 February 2012 Retrieved 29 February 2012 Forth Rail Bridge Facts and Figures Forth Bridges Visitors Centre Trust Archived from the original on 23 December 2012 Retrieved 29 February 2012 Caledonian ScotchWhisky com Retrieved 16 February 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of tallest buildings and structures in Edinburgh amp oldid 1168679489, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
