Extreme points of the British Isles explained

This is a list of the extreme points of the British Isles, the points that are farther north, south, east, west, higher or lower than any other location.

• Northernmost Point - Out Stack, Shetland Islands, Scotland^[1]
• Northernmost Settlement - Skaw, Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland
• Southernmost Point - Les Minquiers Reef, Jersey, Channel Islands
• Southernmost Settlement - Saint Clement, Jersey, Channel Islands
• Westernmost Point - Rockall, Harris, Scotland
• Westernmost Settlement - Dunquin, County Kerry, Ireland
• Easternmost Point - Lowestoft Ness, Suffolk, England
• Easternmost Settlement - Lowestoft, Suffolk, England
• Most Inland Point - Church Flatts Farm, Derbyshire, England
• Most Inland Settlement - Coton in the Elms, Derbyshire, England, at 70miles from the nearest coast.
• Highest Point - Ben Nevis, Highland, Scotland at 1345m (4,413feet) above sea level.^[2]
• Highest Settlement - Flash, Staffordshire, England at 463m (1,519feet) above sea level.
• Lowest Point - North Slob, County Wexford, Ireland at 3abbr=onNaNabbr=on below sea level.

See also

• Extreme points of Ireland
• Extreme points of the United Kingdom

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Most Extreme Points of the United Kingdom . 2024-11-22 . WorldAtlas.
2. Web site: 18 March 2016 . Great Britain’s tallest mountain is taller . https://web.archive.org/web/20210128104002/https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/blog/2016/03/britains-tallest-mountain-is-taller/ . 2021-01-28 . Ordnance Survey.