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As the United Kingdom sits in the middle of a plate a long distance from the plate boundaries and there are no mantle hotspots affecting the plate, there are no active volcanoes in the UK.

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Yes, there are dormant volcanoes in Britain. Examples include Arthur's Seat in Scotland and Mounts Bay in Cornwall. These volcanoes have shown no signs of recent eruption but could potentially become active again in the future.

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No, although there is alot of volcanic history in the British Isles all volcanoes here are extinct.

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there are no living volcanoes on the British mainland

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