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This article is about the tallest structures in Ireland For the tallest buildings see List of tallest buildings in Ireland This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations October 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message This is a list of the tallest structures on the island of Ireland Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMapDownload coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates Those in Northern Ireland are denoted by a light blue background the rest are in the Republic of Ireland Contents 1 Tallest churches 2 Tallest structures 3 Other categories 4 Former 5 See also 6 References 7 Other sourcesTallest churches editRank Name Location County Type Year completed Height Picture1 St Colman s Cathedral Cobh Cork cathedral 1914 91 4 m 300 ft nbsp 2 St Mary s Cathedral Killarney Kerry cathedral 1912 86 8 m 285 ft nbsp 3 St Patrick s College Church Maynooth Kildare church 1891 83 m 272 ft nbsp 4 St John s Cathedral Limerick Limerick cathedral 1861 81 m 266 ft 1 nbsp 5 St Anne s Cathedral Belfast Antrim cathedral 1904 80 m 260 ft 2 nbsp 6 St Eugene s Cathedral Derry Londonderry cathedral 1903 78 m 256 ft nbsp 7 St Macartan s Cathedral Monaghan Monaghan cathedral 1893 81 m 266 ft nbsp 8 St Finbarre s Cathedral Cork Cork cathedral 1879 73 m 240 ft nbsp 9 St Eunan s Cathedral Letterkenny Donegal cathedral 1900 73 m 240 ft nbsp 10 Cathedral of Saint Patrick and Saint Felim Cavan Cavan cathedral 1942 70 m 230 ft 3 nbsp 11 St Peter and St Paul Cathedral Ennis Clare cathedral 1874 69 m 226 ft nbsp 12 Sacred Heart Church Omagh Tyrone church 1899 68 6 m 225 ft nbsp 13 Church of Saints Augustine and John Dublin Dublin church 1874 68 m 223 ft nbsp 14 St Peter s Roman Catholic Church Drogheda Drogheda Louth church 1884 67 66 m 222 0 ft nbsp 15 St Columb s Cathedral Derry Londonderry cathedral 1633 67 m 220 ft nbsp 16 St Patrick s Cathedral Church of Ireland Dublin Dublin cathedral 1191 66 m 217 ft nbsp 17 St Patrick s Cathedral Roman Catholic Armagh Armagh cathedral 1904 64 m 210 ft nbsp 18 St Patrick s Church Roman Catholic Belfast Antrim church 1877 63 m 207 ft 4 nbsp 19 St George s Church Dublin Dublin church 1813 61 m 200 ft nbsp 20 St Marys Church of Ireland Carlow Carlow church 1834 59 5 m 195 ft 5 Tallest structures editRank Name Location County Year completed Pinnacle height Pinnacle height Type Coordinates Remarks1 Strabane transmitting station Legfordrum near Strabane 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 2 Black Mountain transmitting station Hannahstown Antrim 1959 228 6 m 750 ft Guyed mast 54 35 13 N 6 01 20 W 54 58694 N 6 02222 W 54 58694 6 02222 Black Mountain transmitting station 3 Mullaghanish transmitter Mullaghanish mountain Cork 1962 225 m 738 ft Guyed mast 51 59 00 2 N 9 08 39 1 W 51 983389 N 9 144194 W 51 983389 9 144194 Mullaghanish mast 4 Moneypoint Power Station Chimneys Moneypoint 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 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 53 3402333 N 6 1887167 W 53 3402333 6 1887167 Poolbeg power station Chimney 2 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 53 3402278 N 6 1899417 W 53 3402278 6 1899417 Poolbeg power station Chimney 1 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 54 7245139 N 5 7672639 W 54 7245139 5 7672639 Kilroot Power station 8 Liffey meats wind turbine Ballyjamesduff Cavan 2017 169 m 554 ft wind turbine 53 51 05 6 N 7 12 17 8 W 53 851556 N 7 204944 W 53 851556 7 204944 Liffey meats wind turbine 9 Truskmore transmitter Sligo Sligo 1962 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 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 53 60750 N 6 00944 W 53 60750 6 00944 Divis transmitting station 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 53 2444389 N 6 2381472 W 53 2444389 6 2381472 Three Rock transmitter 12 Aghada Power Station Chimney Cork 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 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 52 59000 N 9 36278 W 52 59000 9 36278 Tarbert Power station 14 Lisnagarvey transmitting station Magherageery near Lisburn 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 to 99m15 Greystones Wind farm Greystones Wicklow 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 16 Great Island Power Station Chimney Wexford 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 Great Island Power Station Chimney 52 16 43 71 N 6 59 35 95 W 52 2788083 N 6 9933194 W 52 2788083 6 9933194 Great Island Power Station Chimney 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 53 1780361 N 6 3316167 W 53 1780361 6 3316167 Kippure transmitter 7 18 Ballylumford Power Station Chimneys Islandmagee Antrim 1974 126 m 413 ft Chimney 54 845 n5 787w19 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 53 4313444 N 7 1427167 W 53 4313444 7 1427167 Kinnegad Cement Factory Chimney 20 Arklow Bank Wind Park Wicklow 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 farm21 Mount Leinster transmitter Mount Leinster border of Carlow and 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 8 22 Maghera transmitter Maghera 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 9 23 Cairn Hill transmitter Cairn Hill 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 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 51 8825139 N 8 3995722 W 51 8825139 8 3995722 Cork radio mast Insulated against ground used for broadcasting on 729 kHz until 200825 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 52 59000 N 9 36278 W 52 59000 9 36278 Tarbert Power station 26 Kilgarvan Wind farm Kilgarvan 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 27 Spire of Dublin Dublin Dublin 2003 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 28 Donnybrook Mast RTE campus Dublin 1961 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 29 Moanvaun Wind farm Tipperary 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 30 Aughinish Alumina Plant Chimney Limerick 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 31 Kiln of Limerick Cement Factory Limerick 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 32 Samson Harland and Wolff Belfast Antrim 1974 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 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 53 6851611 N 6 3888472 W 53 6851611 6 3888472 Kiln of Platin Cement Factory 34 Ballywater Wind Farm Wexford 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 35 Athlone transmitter Athlone 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 201136 Codling Banks Mast Wicklow 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 structure37 Coreen Wind farm Cavan 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 38 Snugborough Wind farm Cavan 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 39 Gartnaneane Wind farm Cavan 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 40 Coomatallin Wind farm Cork 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 41 Meentycat Wind farm Cork 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 42 Beal Wind farm Kerry Kerry 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 43 Beam Wind farm Donegal 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 44 Goliath Harland and Wolff Belfast Antrim 1969 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 45 Mount Eagle Wind farm Donegal 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 46 Mweelin TV Mast Achill Island 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 47 Dun Laoghaire Cranes Dublin 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 48 Bealadangan Radio Mast Galway 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 RTE RnaG now dismantled49 Cark Wind farm Donegal 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 50 Greenoge Wind farm Wexford 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 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 53 428972 N 6 264111 W 53 428972 6 264111 Dublin Airport ATC Tower Other categories editEntries in the list that are in Northern Ireland are denoted by an asterisk the others being in the Republic of Ireland nbsp Nenagh Castle KeepSculptures Spire of Dublin 120 m 394 ft Spire of Hope St Anne s Cathedral Belfast 80m 262 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 edit nbsp Former Churchill House BelfastTullamore 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 Craigyhill Bonfire 61 m 203 ft destroyed 2022See also editList of tallest buildings in Ireland List of tallest buildings and structures in Belfast List of tallest buildings and structures in DublinReferences edit St John s Cathedral Limerick ie www limerick ie Retrieved 12 November 2020 Belfast Cathedral belfastcathedral org Cavan Cathedral Kilmore Diocese St Patrick s Church Belfast Emporis com Archived from the original on 29 June 2011 Retrieved 22 February 2011 Carlow Town Walk carlowtourism com Retrieved 2 October 2020 Chimney of Kilroot power station Emporis Retrieved 12 September 2020 dead link Irish TV over forty years of Irish TV History Archived from the original on 19 May 2011 Retrieved 8 December 2010 Irish TV over forty years of Irish TV History Archived from the original on 26 July 2011 Retrieved 8 December 2010 Irish TV Fifty years of Irish TV History Archived from the original on 15 March 2012 Retrieved 6 November 2012 Irish TV over forty years of Irish TV History Archived from the original on 26 July 2011 Retrieved 8 December 2010 Other sources editTallest structures in Ireland 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 14 January 2006 Retrieved 13 June 2017 Irish Wave The Daily Telegraph Archived from the original XML on 7 December 2003 Retrieved 13 June 2017 Diagrams SkyscraperPage com Retrieved 13 June 2017 Dublin City Council Dublincity ie Retrieved 13 June 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of tallest structures in Ireland amp oldid 1167741482, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
