List of tallest structures in Ireland

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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
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 / 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
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 99m
15	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 ; 52°16′43.71″N 6°59′35.95″W / 52.2788083°N 6.9933194°W / 52.2788083; -6.9933194
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 n5.787w
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 / 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 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 / 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 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 / 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	RTÉ 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 2011
36	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 structure
37	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	Dún 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 (Dún 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 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 / 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

Entries in the list that are in Northern Ireland are denoted by an asterisk, the others being in the Republic of Ireland.

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

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

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Tallest structures in Ireland
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[2] "Belfast Cathedral". belfastcathedral.org.

[3] Cavan Cathedral - Kilmore Diocese

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