Rufus Castle

Grade I listed castle in Portland, Dorset, England, UK"

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• Historic England scheduled monument^@
• Historic England Grade I listed building^@
• Historic England entry^@
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• Gatehouse Gazetteer entry^@

Location: 50.5385, -2.42949, ///flattens.insolvent.aced, Google, Bing, Aerial View, OldMapsOnline, ESRI Imagery, Historic Markers, KML, NLS, OS,  eDoB, 

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1645-02-27T00:00:00Z

Battle of Weymouth

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Frameless

Archway to Church Ope Cove - geograph.org.uk - 527904

Church Ope Cove - geograph.org.uk - 1029172

Church Ope Cove - geograph.org.uk - 1038763

Interior detail in Rufus Castle, Portland

Portland - Rufus Castle and St. Andrews church - geograph.org.uk - 486159

Portland, Rufus Castle

Remains of church below Rufus Castle - geograph.org.uk - 666704

Road to Easton - geograph.org.uk - 1780206

Rufus Castle by JMW Turner. Illustration courtesy of Victoria Gallery & Museum, University of Liverpool.

Rufus Castle, Church Ope Road, Easton, Portland

Rufus Castle from Church Ope Cove

Rufus Castle from the coast path - geograph.org.uk - 1030791

Rufus Castle - geograph.org.uk - 109876

Rufus Castle - geograph.org.uk - 1305386

Rufus Castle

Rufus Castle

Rufus Castle II. Portland England

Rufus Castle I. Portland England

Rufus Castle Portland Dorset

Rufus Castle, Portland

Rufus Castle, Portland

Rufus Castle, Portland - showing stone corbels

Rufus from above

Rufus from west

Ruined Church and Rufus Castle

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		British Listed Buildings entry@			Wikidata
link		Gatehouse Gazetteer entry@			Wikidata
link		Historic England scheduled monument@			Wikidata
link		Historic England Grade I listed building@			Wikidata
link		Historic England entry@			Wikidata
link		CastlesFortsBattles article@			Wikidata
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
link		Google Maps entry@			Wikidata
link		Tripadvisor page@			Wikidata
link		Gatehouse Gazetteer entry@		Rufus Castle	Gatehouse Gazetteer
fort		Battery 200yds (180m) E of the Naval cemetery			Wikidata
fort		Battery approximately 80m SE of East Weare Camp			Wikidata
fort		Battery approximately 160m NE of East Weare Camp			Wikidata
fort	1900	Blacknor Fort			Wikidata
fort	1862	East Weare Battery			Wikidata
fort		Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery (P3 Verne), 275m south-west of Fancy's Farm			Wikidata
fort		Inner Pierhead Fort			Wikidata
fort	1860	Nothe Fort	tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort		Portland Breakwater Fort			Wikidata
fort	1539	Portland Castle	tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort		Sandsfoot Castle	tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort		Upton Fort			Wikidata
fort	1857	Verne Citadel			Wikidata
fort		Verne Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery			Wikidata
fort		Verne High Angle Battery			Wikidata
museum		Maritime House			Wikidata
museum	1877	The Keep Military Museum	tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1947	The Tank Museum	tripadvisor		Wikidata
conflict	1645	Battle of Weymouth			Wikidata
image	2007	Archway to Church Ope Cove - geograph.org.uk - 527904			Wikimedia
image	2008	Church Ope Cove - geograph.org.uk - 1029172			Wikimedia
image	2008	Church Ope Cove - geograph.org.uk - 1038763			Wikimedia
image	2018	Interior detail in Rufus Castle, Portland			Wikimedia
image	1995	Portland - Rufus Castle and St. Andrews church - geograph.org.uk - 486159			Wikimedia
image	2017	Portland, Rufus Castle			Wikimedia
image	2007	Remains of church below Rufus Castle - geograph.org.uk - 666704			Wikimedia
image	2010	Road to Easton - geograph.org.uk - 1780206			Wikimedia
image	2021	Rufus Castle by JMW Turner. Illustration courtesy of Victoria Gallery & Museum, University of Liverpool.			Wikimedia
image	2007	Rufus Castle, Church Ope Road, Easton, Portland			Wikimedia
image	2013	Rufus Castle from Church Ope Cove			Wikimedia
image	2008	Rufus Castle from the coast path - geograph.org.uk - 1030791			Wikimedia
image	2004	Rufus Castle - geograph.org.uk - 109876			Wikimedia
image	2009	Rufus Castle - geograph.org.uk - 1305386			Wikimedia
image	2004	Rufus Castle			Wikimedia
image	2012	Rufus Castle			Wikimedia
image	2007	Rufus Castle II. Portland England			Wikimedia
image	2007	Rufus Castle I. Portland England			Wikimedia
image	2012	Rufus Castle Portland Dorset			Wikimedia
image	2017	Rufus Castle, Portland			Wikimedia
image	2018	Rufus Castle, Portland			Wikimedia
image	2018	Rufus Castle, Portland - showing stone corbels			Wikimedia
image	2018	Rufus from above			Wikimedia
image	2018	Rufus from west			Wikimedia
image	2013	Ruined Church and Rufus Castle			Wikimedia