ATLAS · VOLCANOES · UNITED KINGDOM
Volcanoes in United Kingdom
United Kingdom has 14 Holocene volcanoes on the map. 9 have erupted since 1926. The highest summits at 2,060 m. Below: how they split by eruption age, and the country’s most recently active volcanoes. From the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program, snapshot 2026-06-23.
VOLCANOES14
ACTIVE SINCE 19269
HIGHEST SUMMIT2,060 m
By last eruption
Erupted since 19269 · 64%
Historical (1500–1925)2 · 14%
Prehistoric (Holocene)1 · 7%
Last eruption undated2 · 14%
Most recently active in United Kingdom
The country’s volcanoes, most recent eruption first. Year is the last recorded eruption; elevation is the summit.
2026Saunders · Stratovolcano843 m
2016Bristol Island · Stratovolcano1,100 m
2016Zavodovski · Stratovolcano551 m
2013Soufriere Hills · Stratovolcano915 m
2007Montagu Island · Shield1,370 m
2004Nightingale Island · Stratovolcano365 m
1975Southern Thule · Stratovolcano(es)1,075 m
1962Tristan da Cunha · Shield2,060 m
1962Protector Seamounts · Volcanic field-55 m
1911Candlemas Island · Stratovolcano550 m
1508Ascension · Stratovolcano822 m
50 BCEAdams Seamount · Lava dome-39 m
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