Traditional carillons in the British Isles:
index by size

The table below is an index to the 15 traditional carillons in the British Isles (including Ireland), in order by number of bells.  Instruments with the same number of bells are in order by the city name. 

    Location (City : Country)               Number
4 octaves or more - 5 instruments
COBH                          : IRELAND -CK  49
ABERDEEN - STN                : SCOTLAND-AB  48
BOURNVILLE                    : ENGLAND -WO  48
LOUGHBOROUGH - WM             : ENGLAND -LE  47
SAINT HELENS                  : ENGLAND -LA  47
less than 4 octaves - 4 instruments
ARMAGH                        : N IRELAND-R  39
PARKGATE                      : ENGLAND -CH  37
PERTH                         : SCOTLAND-PR  35
YORK                          : ENGLAND -YO  35
less than 3 octaves - 6 instruments
KILMARNOCK                    : SCOTLAND-AY  30
SAINT ANDREWS                 : SCOTLAND-FI  27
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE - CC      : ENGLAND -NM  25
DUMBARTON                     : SCOTLAND-DB  23
LONDON - A                    : ENGLAND -W   23
SALTLEY                       : ENGLAND -WA  23

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This index page was built from the database on 1-Oct-05 and last revised on on 28-May-08.

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