List of tallest buildings and structures in Edinburgh

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.

Tallest buildings in Edinburgh

This list ranks externally complete Edinburgh buildings and free-standing structures that stand more than 50 metres (164 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 that have been demolished (including the 365ft 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		90 metres (295 ft)	55°56′56″N3°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		76 metres (249 ft)	55°56′26″N3°12′13″W / 55.940581°N 3.203597°W / 55.940581; -3.203597 (Barclay Viewforth Church)	1	1864	[3]
3	The Hub		74 metres (243 ft)	55°56′56″N3°11′41″W / 55.948890°N 3.194705°W / 55.948890; -3.194705 (The Hub)	1	1844	[4]
4	Martello Court		64 metres (210 ft)	55°58′20″N3°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		61 metres (200 ft)	55°57′09″N3°11′36″W / 55.952365°N 3.193220°W / 55.952365; -3.193220 (Scott Monument)		1844	[7] [8]
6	Fettes College		60 metres (197 ft)	55°57′49″N3°13′34″W / 55.963593°N 3.226098°W / 55.963593; -3.226098 (Fettes College)	6	1869	[9] [10]
7=	Citadel Court		59 metres (194 ft)	55°58′36″N3°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		59 metres (194 ft)	55°58′37″N3°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		57 metres (187 ft)	55°56′44″N3°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		56 metres (184 ft)	55°56′57″N3°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		56 metres (184 ft)	55°56′24″N3°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		55 metres (180 ft)	55°56′50″N3°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		55 metres (180 ft)	55°58′20″N3°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		53 metres (174 ft)	55°56′38″N3°11′05″W / 55.944027°N 3.184817°W / 55.944027; -3.184817 (Buccleuch Free Church)		1861	On West Crosscauseway. [25]
15=	Balmoral Hotel		52 metres (171 ft)	55°57′11″N3°11′24″W / 55.953045°N 3.189972°W / 55.953045; -3.189972 (Balmoral Hotel)	10	1902	[26] [27]
15=	Tron Kirk		52 metres (171 ft)	55°57′00″N3°11′16″W / 55.950040°N 3.187825°W / 55.950040; -3.187825 (Tron Kirk)		1663	[28] [29]
15=	The Element		52 metres (171 ft)	55°59′09″N3°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		51 metres (167 ft)	55°59′09″N3°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		51 metres (167 ft)	55°59′09″N3°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		51 metres (167 ft)	55°58′17″N3°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		51 metres (167 ft)	55°57′14″N3°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		50 metres (164 ft)	55°57′01″N3°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

Rank	Structure name	Picture	Height	Coordinates	Year opened	Reference
1	Queensferry Crossing		207 metres (679 ft)	55°59′57″N3°24′59″W / 55.999270°N 3.416317°W / 55.999270; -3.416317 (Queensferry Crossing)	2017	[41]
2	Forth Road Bridge		156 metres (512 ft)	55°59′49″N3°24′16″W / 55.996996°N 3.404496°W / 55.996996; -3.404496 (Forth Road Bridge)	1964	[42]
3	Forth Bridge		100.6 metres (330 ft)	55°59′45″N3°23′11″W / 55.995937°N 3.386411°W / 55.995937; -3.386411 (Forth Rail Bridge)	1890	[43]
4	Caledonian Distillery chimney		91.4 metres (300 ft)	55°56′40″N3°13′13″W / 55.944557°N 3.220366°W / 55.944557; -3.220366 (Caledonian Distillery Chimney)	1880	[44]

See also

• List of tallest buildings and structures in Glasgow

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