Meteorite falls in the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has 19 observed falls in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013), the 13th-highest count of 107 countries. The heaviest is Barwell (44 kg, 1965). The earliest is Stretchleigh in 1623. The most recent is Glatton in 1991.
- Median recovered mass
- 3.5 kg
- Different class labels
- 10
- Falls with their own page
- 7
Dot size grows with recovered mass; the three heaviest are named.
Year by year
Of the 19, 10 are dated before 1900 and three are from 1950 or later. The busiest period there is before 1800, with three falls. The median distance from a fall in the United Kingdom to its nearest recorded neighbour, in any country, is 61 km. The closest fall recorded across the border is Leighlinbridge in Ireland, 182 km from Pontlyfni.
What fell in the United Kingdom
The most common class is L6 (seven falls), followed by LL5 (2). Together the falls recorded in the United Kingdom recovered 161 kg.
- L chondrites 10
- H chondrites 2
- LL chondrites 3
- Other achondrites 1
- Iron meteorites 1
- Unclassified stones 2
Every fall in the United Kingdom
| Year | Fall | Class | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1623 | Stretchleigh | Unclassified stone | 10 kg |
| 1628 | Hatford | Unclassified stone | 29 kg |
| 1795 | Wold Cottage | L6 | 25 kg |
| 1804 | High Possil | L6 | 4.5 kg |
| 1830 | Launton | L6 | 1.1 kg |
| 1830 | Perth | LL5 | 2 g |
| 1835 | Aldsworth | LL5 | 700 g |
| 1844 | Killeter | H6 | 140 g |
| 1876 | Rowton | Iron, IIIAB | 3.5 kg |
| 1881 | Middlesbrough | L6 | 1.6 kg |
| 1902 | Crumlin | L5 | 4.3 kg |
| 1914 | Appley Bridge | LL6 | 15 kg |
| 1917 | Strathmore | L6 | 13 kg |
| 1923 | Ashdon | L6 | 1.3 kg |
| 1931 | Pontlyfni | Winonaite | 157 g |
| 1949 | Beddgelert | H5 | 794 g |
| 1965 | Barwell | L5 | 44 kg |
| 1969 | Bovedy | L3 | 5.5 kg |
| 1991 | Glatton | L6 | 767 g |