List of tallest buildings and structures in Ireland
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A list of the tallest structures in Ireland. Those in Northern Ireland are marked with an asterisk.
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[edit] Guyed masts
- UHF/VHF transmitter, Strabane*, 305.5m (1,002 ft)
- Medium wave transmitter, Tullamore, 290m
- Long wave transmitter, Clarkestown, near Summerhill, 245m
- LORAN-C transmitter, Loop Head, 219m
- RTÉ FM/TV transmitter, Mullaghanish, 152m
- Lisnagarvey transmitting station, Radio Mast, Sprucefield*,145m when originally built in 1936 (since reduced in height)
[edit] Freestanding structures
- Power station chimneys, Moneypoint, 218m
- Power station chimneys, Poolbeg, Chimney 1 - 207.48m, Chimney 2 - 207.8m
- Power station chimneys, Kilroot*, 198m
[edit] Spired buildings
- St John's Cathedral, Limerick, 93.8m
- St Colman's Cathedral, Cobh, 91.4m
- St Mary's Cathedral, Killarney, 86.8m
- St Patrick's Church, St Patrick's College, Maynooth, 83m
- St Eugene's Cathedral, Derry*, 78m
- St Macartan's Cathedral, Monaghan, 74.6m
- St Fin Barre's Cathedral, Cork, 73m
- Cathedral of St Eunan and St Colmcille, Letterkenny, 73m
- Church of SS Augustine and John, Dublin, 70m
- Pro-Cathedral of St Peter and St Paul, Ennis, 69m
- Sacred Heart Church, Omagh*, 68.6m
- St Columb's Cathedral, Derry* 67m
- StPatrick's Cathedral, Dublin, 66m
- St Patrick's Cathedral (Roman Catholic), Armagh*, 64m
- St George's Church, Dublin, 61m
[edit] Storeyed buildings
- Windsor House, Belfast*, 80m
- Belfast City Hospital Tower*, 74m
- Cork County Hall, 67m[citation needed] (formerly 64m)
- Hilton Hotel, Belfast*, 63m
- BT Riverside Tower, Belfast*, 62m
- Divis Tower, Belfast*, 61m
- Liberty Hall, Dublin, 59.4m
- Riverpoint, Limerick, 59.2m
- One George's Quay Plaza, Dublin, 59m
- Clarion Hotel, Limerick, 56m
[edit] Other categories
- Sculptures
- Spire of Dublin, 120m
- Spire of Hope, St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast*, 100m
- Gantry Cranes
- "Samson", Harland and Wolff, Belfast*, 106m
- Bridges
- Boyne River Bridge, 95m
- Windmills
- Kilgarvan Wind Farm (group of 14 Wind Turbines), 93m
- Obelisks
- Wellington Monument, Phoenix Park, 63m (Tallest in Europe)
- Lighthouses
- Fastnet Rock Lighthouse, 44.5m
- Stadiums
- Croke Park, 40m
- Moving sculptures
- Irish Wave, Park West, Dublin, 35.4m (Tallest in Europe)
- Round towers
- Kilmacduagh monastery, 34m
- Castles
- Nenagh Castle Keep, 31m
- Standing stones
- Punchestown, 6.5m
- High crosses
- Muiredach's High Cross, Monasterboice, 6.45m
[edit] Planned
- Heuston Gate, Dublin 134m (construction starts in 2007 - 117m excluding the spire)
- Britain Quay Tower (aka. U2 Tower), Dublin 130m (construction starts later this year)
- "Watchtower", Point Village, Dublin 120m (construction due to start 2007) [1]
- Aurora building, Belfast* 109m (awaiting planning permission)
- Obel Tower, Belfast* 80m (due for completion in 2007)
- The Elysian tower, Eglinton St., Cork 80m (under construction - 70m excluding the spire) [2]
[edit] References
- Tallest structures in Ireland
- From skyscrapernews:
- Tallest storeyed buildings in Republic of Ireland including planned ones
- Tallest storeyed buildings in Northern Ireland including planned ones
- From emporis:
- Galloway, Peter; Cormac Simms (1992). The Cathedrals of Ireland. Dublin: Institute of Irish Studies. ISBN 0-85389-452-3.
- Punchestown standing stone
- Irish Wave from The Daily Telegraph.
- Mullaghanish transmitter
- http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=37735326
