List Of Extreme Points Of The United Kingdom

This is a list of the extreme points of the United Kingdom: the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location. Traditionally the extent of the island of Great Britain has stretched "from Land's End to John o' Groats" (that is, from the extreme southwest of mainland England to the far northeast of mainland Scotland).

This article does not include references to the Channel Islands because they are Crown dependencies, not constituent parts of the United Kingdom.

Extreme points of the United Kingdom

* Northernmost point – Out Stack, Shetland at
* Northernmost settlement – Skaw, Unst, Shetland Islands at
* Southernmost point – Pednathise Head, Western Rocks, Isles of Scilly at
* Southernmost settlement – St Agnes, Isles of Scilly at
* Westernmost point – Rockall at , which was only incorporated into Scotland in the 20th century. If Rockall is ignored, Soay, St Kilda, at is the westernmost point.
* Westernmost settlement – Belleek, County Fermanagh at . Until 1930, the westernmost settlement was Hirta, on the island of St Kilda, but it is now abandoned; the island now has a military base, staffed during the summer months.
* Easternmost point – Lowestoft Ness, Suffolk, at
* Easternmost settlement – Lowestoft, Suffolk, at
* Highest point – Ben Nevis, Scotland, at 1345 m
* Lowest point – Holme Fen, Cambridgeshire, 3 m below sea level at

Extreme points within the UK

In addition to the extreme points of the UK as a whole, the extreme points of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and for the island of Great Britain are listed below.

Great Britain

* Northernmost point – Dunnet Head at , known also as Easter Head, Caithness, Highland
* Northernmost settlement – Skarfskerry, Caithness, Highland, Scotland at
* Southernmost point – Lizard Point, Cornwall at
* Southernmost settlement – Lizard, Cornwall, England at
* Westernmost point – Corrachadh Mòr, Highland at
* Westernmost settlement – Grigadale, Highland at
* Easternmost point – Ness Point, Lowestoft, Suffolk at
* Easternmost settlement – Lowestoft, Suffolk at
* Furthest point from coastal waters - Church Flatts Farm, Coton-in-the-Elms, South Derbyshire at

England

Including islands

* Northernmost point – Marshall Meadows Bay, Northumberland at
* Northernmost settlement – Marshall Meadows, Northumberland at
* Southernmost point – Pednathise Head, Western Rocks, Isles of Scilly at
* Southernmost settlement – St Agnes, Isles of Scilly at
* Westernmost point – Crim Rocks, Isles of Scilly at
* Westernmost settlement – Bryher, Isles of Scilly at
* Easternmost point – Lowestoft Ness, Suffolk at
* Easternmost settlement – Lowestoft, Suffolk at

English mainland

* Northernmost point – Marshall Meadows Bay, Northumberland at
* Northernmost settlement – Marshall Meadows, Northumberland at
* Southernmost point – Lizard Point, Cornwall at
* Southernmost settlement – Lizard, Cornwall at
* Westernmost point – Dr Syntax's Head, Land's End, Cornwall at
* Westernmost settlement – Sennen Cove, Cornwall at
* Easternmost point – Lowestoft Ness, Suffolk at
* Easternmost settlement – Lowestoft, Suffolk at
* Geographic centre of England - Lindley Hall Farm (#4), Leicestershire (near Fenny Drayton and Higham on the Hill) (;

The distance between the southernmost point (Lizard Point) and the westernmost point (Land's End) is only 38.5 kilometers.

Northern Ireland

Including islands

* Northernmost point – Skerriagh, Ballygill North, Rathlin Island, County Antrim at
* Northernmost settlement – Rathlin Island, off Ballycastle Bay, County Antrim at
* Southernmost point – Cranfield Point, County Down at
* Southernmost settlement – Greencastle, County Down at
* Westernmost point – western part of Manger townland, County Fermanagh (immediately east of the Bradogue Bridge) at
* Westernmost settlement – Belleek, County Fermanagh at
* Easternmost point – Cannon Rock, off Ards Peninsula, County Down at
* Easternmost settlement – Portavogie