Portland Castle

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Portland Castle is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, between 1539 and 1541. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended the Portland Roads anchorage. The fan-shaped castle was built from Portland stone, with a curved central tower and a gun battery, flanked by two angular wings. Shortly after its construction it was armed with eleven artillery pieces, intended for use against enemy shipping, operating in partnership with its sister castle of Sandsfoot on the other side of the anchorage. During the English Civil War, Portland was taken by the Royalist supporters of King Charles I, and then survived two sieges before finally surrendering to Parliament in 1646.

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  • Battle of Weymouth ⓘ
    1645 battle during the First English Civil War
  • Battle of Portland ⓘ
    1653 naval battle of the First Anglo-Dutch War
  • Battery 200yds (180m) E of the Naval cemetery ⓘ
    architectural structure in Portland, Dorset, England, UK
  • Battery approximately 160m NE of East Weare Camp ⓘ
    architectural structure in Portland, Dorset, Dorset, England, UK
  • Battery approximately 80m SE of East Weare Camp ⓘ
    architectural structure in Portland, Dorset, Dorset, England, UK
  • Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery (P3 Verne), 275m south-west of Fancy's Farm ⓘ
    architectural structure in Portland, Dorset, England, UK
  • Light Anti-aircraft battery on Holton Heath, 210m west of Sandford House ⓘ
    architectural structure in Wareham St. Martin, Purbeck, England, UK
  • Light Anti-aircraft battery on Holton Heath, 650m south east of Sandford House ⓘ
    architectural structure in Wareham St. Martin, Purbeck, England, UK
  • Verne Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery ⓘ
  • Verne High Angle Battery ⓘ
    artillery battery in Portland, Weymouth and Portland, Dorset, England, UK
  • East Weare Battery ⓘ
    architectural structure in Portland, Weymouth and Portland, Dorset, England, UK
  • Ridgeway Hill Anti-Aircraft Operations Room ⓘ
    British air defence bunker
  • Rufus Castle ⓘ
    Grade I listed castle in Portland, Dorset, England, UK  
  • Sandsfoot Castle ⓘ
    castle in Weymouth, Dorset, England, UK  
  • Corfe Castle ⓘ
    fortification in Dorset, England, UK  
  • Portland Castle ⓘ
    Grade I listed Device Fort in Dorset, England, UK  
  • Inner Pierhead Fort ⓘ
    fort at the entrance to Portland Harbour, UK
  • Portland Breakwater Fort ⓘ
    fort in Portland Harbour, Dorset, United Kingdom
  • Upton Fort ⓘ
    fort in Osmington, Dorset, England, UK
  • Verne Citadel ⓘ
    citadel in Portland, Dorset, England, UK
  • Nothe Fort ⓘ
    fort in Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom  
  • Blacknor Fort ⓘ
    Fort on the Isle of Portland, England
  • Maritime House ⓘ
    military Museum, Former military Installation and hotel in Dorset, UK
  • The Keep Military Museum ⓘ
    military museum in Dorchester, West Dorset, England, UK
  • The Tank Museum ⓘ
    military museum in Bovington, United Kingdom  
  • HMS A3 ⓘ
    1903 A-class submarine
  • HMS Boadicea ⓘ
    1930 B-class destroyer
  • HMS Delight ⓘ
    1932 D-class destroyer
  • HMS Foylebank ⓘ
    1930 cargo ship converted to anti-aircraft role
  • HMS L24 ⓘ
    1919 L-class submarine
  • HMT Arfon ⓘ
    1908 naval trawler
  • USS LST-507 ⓘ
    1943 LST-491-class tank landing ship sunk off the south coast of England, now a dive site
  • USS S-24 ⓘ
    1922 S-class submarine
  • HMS Hood ⓘ
    1891 Royal Sovereign-class pre-dreadnought battleship
  • HMS Warrior ⓘ
    1904 steam yacht
  • HMS M2 ⓘ
    1918 M-class submarine
  • Minerve ⓘ
    Q185 French submarine
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    eventarmed conflict1645Battle of WeymouthbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1653Battle of PortlandDutch Republic, Commonwealth of England, naval battleWikidata
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    linkpageGrade II* listed building page@Wikidata
    linkpageGrade II listed park and garden page@Wikidata
    linkpageGrade II listed park and garden page@Wikidata
    linkpageGrade II listed building page@Wikidata
    linkpageGrade II listed building page@Wikidata
    linkpageGrade I listed building page@Wikidata
    linkpageGrade I listed building page@Wikidata
    linkpageGatehouse Gazetteer page@Wikidata
    linkpageCultural Inventory page@Wikidata
    linkpageBritish Listed Buildings page@Wikidata
    linkpageMapping Museums page@Wikidata
    linkpageNational Heritage List for England page@Wikidata
    linkpageNational Heritage List for England page@Wikidata
    linkpageTripadvisor page@Wikidata
    objectwatercraftSM UB-74Type UB III submarine, U-boatWikidata
    objectwatercraftUSS LST-531tank landing ship, LST-491-class tank landing shipWikidata
    siteartillery batteryBattery 200yds (180m) E of the Naval cemeteryartillery batteryWikidata
    siteartillery batteryBattery approximately 160m NE of East Weare Campartillery batteryWikidata
    siteartillery batteryBattery approximately 80m SE of East Weare Campartillery batteryWikidata
    siteartillery batteryHeavy Anti-Aircraft Battery (P3 Verne), 275m south-west of Fancy's Farmanti-aircraft batteryWikidata
    siteartillery batteryLight Anti-aircraft battery on Holton Heath, 210m west of Sandford Houseanti-aircraft batteryWikidata
    siteartillery batteryLight Anti-aircraft battery on Holton Heath, 650m south east of Sandford Houseanti-aircraft batteryWikidata
    siteartillery batteryVerne Heavy Anti-Aircraft Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
    siteartillery batteryVerne High Angle Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
    siteartillery battery1862East Weare Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
    sitebunkerRidgeway Hill Anti-Aircraft Operations RoomRoyal Air Force, bunkerWikidata
    sitecastleRufus CastlecastleWikidata
    sitecastleSandsfoot Castlefort, castleWikidata
    sitecastle1100Corfe Castlecastle ruin, archaeological site, National TrustWikidata
    sitecastle1539Portland Castlemilitary museum, historic house museum, fort, English Heritage, castle, independent museumWikidata
    sitefortInner Pierhead FortfortWikidata
    sitefortPortland Breakwater FortfortWikidata
    sitefortUpton FortfortWikidata
    sitefort1857Verne Citadelfort, citadelWikidata
    sitefort1860Nothe Fortlocal authority museum, military museum, fortWikidata
    sitefort1900Blacknor FortfortWikidata
    sitemuseumMaritime Housemilitary museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1877The Keep Military Museumindependent museum, military museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1947The Tank Museummilitary museumWikidata
    siteshipwreckHMS A3A-class submarine, sunken vessel, submarineWikidata
    siteshipwreckHMS Boadiceashipwreck, B-class destroyer, destroyerWikidata
    siteshipwreckHMS DelightD-class destroyer, shipwreck, destroyerWikidata
    siteshipwreckHMS Foylebankwarship, shipwreck, cargo shipWikidata
    siteshipwreckHMS L24sunken vessel, submarine, L-class submarineWikidata
    siteshipwreckHMT Arfonnaval trawler, shipwreck, fishing trawlerWikidata
    siteshipwreckUSS LST-507shipwreck, tank landing ship, recreational dive site, LST-491-class tank landing shipWikidata
    siteshipwreckUSS S-24shipwreck, S-class submarine, submarineWikidata
    siteshipwreck1891HMS Hoodpre-dreadnought battleship, Royal Sovereign-class pre-dreadnought battleship, shipwreckWikidata
    siteshipwreck1917HMS Warriorsteam yacht, shipwreckWikidata
    siteshipwreck1918HMS M2M-class submarine, shipwreck, submarineWikidata
    siteshipwreck1936Minerveshipwreck, submarineWikidata
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