List of volcanoes in the United Kingdom Facts for Kids

There are no active volcanoes in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, although a few do exist in some British Overseas Territories, including Queen Mary's Peak in Tristan da Cunha, Soufrière Hills volcano on the Caribbean island of Montserrat, as well as Mount Belinda and Mount Michael in the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.

The last time that volcanoes were active in what is now the United Kingdom was the early Palaeogene period, just over 50 million years ago (Ma), associated with the opening of the Atlantic Ocean. Modern day hills and mountains within the UK which are sometimes described as extinct volcanoes are usually the deeply eroded roots of volcanoes active in prehistoric times. Some locations popularly believed to be volcanoes, such as The Wrekin, actually have different origins, such as being sites where volcanic material was deposited.

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Below is a list of extinct volcanoes in the United Kingdom.

England

Name	Elevation		Location		Last eruption
Name	metres	feet	Coordinates	Traditional county	Last eruption
Bardon Hill	276	912	52°42′52″N 1°19′14″W / 52.7145°N 1.3206°W / 52.7145; -1.3206 (Bardon Hill)	Leicestershire	570 Ma
Barrow Hill	-	-	52°30′22″N 2°07′34″W / 52.506°N 2.126°W / 52.506; -2.126 (Barrow Hill)	Staffordshire	311 Ma
Calton Hill	-	-	53°14′25″N 1°49′23″W / 53.240395°N 1.823151°W / 53.240395; -1.823151 (Calton Hill)	Derbyshire	330 Ma
Cawsand volcano	-	-	50°19′52″N 4°12′08″W / 50.3311°N 4.2021°W / 50.3311; -4.2021 (Cawsand)	Cornwall	280 Ma
The Cheviot	815	2674	55°28′42″N 2°08′44″W / 55.47823°N 2.14553°W / 55.47823; -2.14553 (The Cheviot)	Northumberland	390 Ma
Gurnard's Head	-	-	50°11′30″N 5°35′57″W / 50.19160°N 5.59922°W / 50.19160; -5.59922 (Gurnards Head)	Cornwall	400 Ma
Haweswater caldera	-	-	54°31′08″N 2°48′17″W / 54.51889°N 2.80472°W / 54.51889; -2.80472 (Haweswater caldera)	Westmorland	-
Helvellyn	950	3118	54°31′38″N 3°00′58″W / 54.527232°N 3.016054°W / 54.527232; -3.016054 (Helvellyn)	Westmorland	-
Langdale caldera	-	-	54°27′N 3°04′E / 54.45°N 3.07°E / 54.45; 3.07 (Warboys)	Lancashire	Ordovician
Lundy (?)	143	369	51°10′48″N 04°40′12″W / 51.18000°N 4.67000°W / 51.18000; -4.67000	Devon	50 Ma
Scafells (including Scafell Pike)	978	3209	54°27′15.2″N 3°12′41.5″W / 54.454222°N 3.211528°W / 54.454222; -3.211528 (Scafells)	Cumberland	430 Ma
Speedwell vent	-	-	53°20′29″N 1°47′32″W / 53.3414°N 1.7921°W / 53.3414; -1.7921 (Speedwell)	Derbyshire	Carboniferous
Warboys	-	-	52°24′N 0°04′W / 52.4°N 0.07°W / 52.4; -0.07 (Warboys)	Huntingdonshire	Hercynian orogeny

Northern Ireland

Name	Elevation		Location	Last eruption
Name	metres	feet	Coordinates	Last eruption
Carrickarede	-	-		60 Ma
Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland	-	-	55°15′00″N 6°29′07″W / 55.25000°N 6.48528°W / 55.25000; -6.48528 (Giant's Causeway)	Palaeogene
Scawt Hill	378	1240	54°54′38″N 5°54′55″W / 54.9105°N 5.9154°W / 54.9105; -5.9154 (Scawt Hill)	-
Slemish	437	1434	54°52′55″N 6°5′49″W / 54.88194°N 6.09694°W / 54.88194; -6.09694 (Slemish)	Palaeogene
Slieve Gallion	528	1732	54°44′N 6°46′W / 54.73°N 6.76°W / 54.73; -6.76 (Slieve Gallion)	-
Slieve Gullion	573	1880	54°08′N 6°26′W / 54.133°N 6.433°W / 54.133; -6.433 (Slieve Gullion)	Palaeocene
Tievebulliagh	402	1319	55°04′27″N 6°07′59″W / 55.07419°N 6.13302°W / 55.07419; -6.13302 (Tievebulliagh)	-

Scotland

Name	Elevation		Location	Last eruption
Name	metres	feet	Coordinates	Last eruption
Anton Dohrn Seamount	-	-	57°30′N 11°00′W / 57.500°N 11.000°W / 57.500; -11.000 (Anton Dohrn Seamount)	40-70 Ma
Ardnamurchan	-	-	56°44′00″N 5°59′00″W / 56.73333°N 5.98333°W / 56.73333; -5.98333 (Ardnamurchan)	early Eocene: c.55 Ma
Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh	251	824	55°56′39″N 3°09′43″W / 55.94417°N 3.16194°W / 55.94417; -3.16194 (Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh)	298.9 Ma
Ben Nevis	1345	4411	56°47′49″N 5°00′13″W	298.9 Ma
Cuillin Hills (on Isle of Skye)	992	3,255	57°12′N 6°12′W / 57.20°N 6.2°W / 57.20; -6.2 (Cuillin Hills)	43 Ma
Dundee Law extinct volcano in Dundee		500	56°28′11″N 2°59′22″W / 56.4698°N 2.9894°W / 56.4698; -2.9894 (Dundee Law)	443.8
Elie Ness	-	-	56°11′24″N 2°49′24″W / 56.18988°N 2.82334°W / 56.18988; -2.82334	-
Erlend	-	-	61°00′N 0°18′W / 61.00°N 0.30°W / 61.00; -0.30 (Erlend)	58 Ma
Eshaness stratovolcano	-	-	60°29′N 1°35′W / 60.49°N 1.59°W / 60.49; -1.59 (Eshaness stratovolcano)	-
Glen Coe Caldera	-	-	56°40′08″N 5°01′34″W / 56.669°N 5.026°W / 56.669; -5.026 (Glen Coe Caldera)	416.0 Ma
Hebrides Terrace Seamount	-	-	56°28′N 10°17′W / 56.467°N 10.283°W / 56.467; -10.283 (Hebrides Terrace Seamount)	48 Ma
North Berwick Law	187	613	56°03′05″N 2°42′58″W / 56.05139°N 2.71611°W / 56.05139; -2.71611 (Berwick Law, North Berwick)	298.9 Ma
Peniel Heugh	237	778	55°31′45″N 2°33′03″W / 55.5292°N 2.5508°W / 55.5292; -2.5508 (Peniel Heugh)	-
Buchan-Glenn Fissure System (Rattray)	-	-	-	165 Ma
Rockall	17	56	57°35′46.7″N 13°41′14.3″W / 57.596306°N 13.687306°W / 57.596306; -13.687306 (Rockall)	-
Rùm volcano	812	2,664	56°59′38″N 6°20′38″W / 56.994°N 6.344°W / 56.994; -6.344 (Rum)	-

Wales

Name	Elevation		Location		Last eruption
Name	metres	feet	Coordinates	Traditional county	Last eruption
Deganwy Castle volcano	110	631	53°17′51″N 3°49′44″W / 53.2975°N 3.8290°W / 53.2975; -3.8290 (Deganwy Castle)	Caernarfonshire	-
Mynydd y Dref	244	801	53°16′59″N 3°51′45″W / 53.2831°N 3.8624°W / 53.2831; -3.8624 (Mynydd y Dref)	Caernarfonshire	450 Ma
Rhobell Fawr	734	2408	52°48′50″N 3°48′07″W / 52.814°N 3.802°W / 52.814; -3.802 (Rhobell Fawr)	Merionethshire	-
Snowdon	1085	3560		Caernarfonshire	-
Treffgarne Rocks	-	-	51°52′27″N 4°58′10″W / 51.8742°N 4.9694°W / 51.8742; -4.9694 (Treffgarne)	Pembrokeshire	Ordovician

List of volcanoes in the United Kingdom facts for kids

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England

Northern Ireland

Scotland

Wales

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