Verne Citadel

citadel in Portland, Dorset, England, UK

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1857 The Verne Citadel  site, fort, citadel, The Citadel, South Entrance, The Citadel, North Entrance, Portland Palmerston Forts, United Kingdom

• Historic England scheduled monument^@
• Freebase entry^@
• Subterranean History article^@
• Victorian Forts and Artillery article^@
• Ecastles article^@

Location: 50.5606, -2.43489, ///placed.coffee.degrading, 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

Entrance fortifications, The Verne - geograph.org.uk - 1393526

From New Ground - geograph.org.uk - 1334412

Gezicht op Portland Angleterre. Défense des côtes. Reconaissance de 1891. Photographies (serietitel), RP-F-2000-126-17

HMP Verne

Merchants Railway, Isle of Portland - geograph.org.uk - 945292

Moat surrounding the Verne Citadel, Portland - geograph.org.uk - 771243

Portland, entrance to Verne prison - geograph.org.uk - 1093955

Portland Harbour, a panoramic view - geograph.org.uk - 521887

Portland Prison - geograph.org.uk - 214496

Portland, Verne Prison - geograph.org.uk - 1757422

Seaward side of The Verne - geograph.org.uk - 432967

South Entrance to the Verne prison, Portland - geograph.org.uk - 736010

Uk dor verne

Verne Battery - geograph.org.uk - 109884

Verne Battery, Portland - geograph.org.uk - 1359729

Verne Citadel 2019 IMG 9148

Verne Citadel 2019 IMG 9154

Verne Citadel 2019 IMG 9165

Verne Citadel 2019 IMG 9167

Verne Citadel 2019 IMG 9169

Verne Citadel 2019 IMG 9170

Verne Citadel 2019 IMG 9372

Verne Citadel from New Ground - geograph.org.uk - 1334496

Verne Citadel - geograph.org.uk - 1334444

View of the Chesil Bank, from Portland Heights - ILN 1861

• The Verne Citadel datasheet (Warlike)

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Historic England scheduled monument@			Wikidata
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
link		Subterranean History article@			Wikidata
link		Victorian Forts and Artillery article@			Wikidata
link		Ecastles article@	article	Verne Citadel	Ecastles
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		Light Anti-aircraft battery on Holton Heath, 210m west of Sandford House			Wikidata
fort		Light Anti-aircraft battery on Holton Heath, 650m south east of Sandford House			Wikidata
fort		Portland Breakwater Fort			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	1860	Nothe Fort	tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1539	Portland Castle	tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1877	The Keep Military Museum	tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1947	The Tank Museum	tripadvisor		Wikidata
conflict	1645	Battle of Weymouth			Wikidata
document		The Verne Citadel datasheet	Victorian Forts	2 pages	Warlike
image	2009	Entrance fortifications, The Verne - geograph.org.uk - 1393526			Wikimedia
image	2009	From New Ground - geograph.org.uk - 1334412			Wikimedia
image	1891	Gezicht op Portland Angleterre. Défense des côtes. Reconaissance de 1891. Photographies (serietitel), RP-F-2000-126-17			Wikimedia
image	2006	HMP Verne			Wikimedia
image	2007	Merchants Railway, Isle of Portland - geograph.org.uk - 945292			Wikimedia
image	2008	Moat surrounding the Verne Citadel, Portland - geograph.org.uk - 771243			Wikimedia
image	2008	Portland, entrance to Verne prison - geograph.org.uk - 1093955			Wikimedia
image	2000	Portland Harbour, a panoramic view - geograph.org.uk - 521887			Wikimedia
image	2006	Portland Prison - geograph.org.uk - 214496			Wikimedia
image	2010	Portland, Verne Prison - geograph.org.uk - 1757422			Wikimedia
image	2006	Seaward side of The Verne - geograph.org.uk - 432967			Wikimedia
image	2008	South Entrance to the Verne prison, Portland - geograph.org.uk - 736010			Wikimedia
image	2006	Uk dor verne			Wikimedia
image	2004	Verne Battery - geograph.org.uk - 109884			Wikimedia
image	2009	Verne Battery, Portland - geograph.org.uk - 1359729			Wikimedia
image	2019	Verne Citadel 2019 IMG 9148			Wikimedia
image	2019	Verne Citadel 2019 IMG 9154			Wikimedia
image	2019	Verne Citadel 2019 IMG 9165			Wikimedia
image	2019	Verne Citadel 2019 IMG 9167			Wikimedia
image	2019	Verne Citadel 2019 IMG 9169			Wikimedia
image	2019	Verne Citadel 2019 IMG 9170			Wikimedia
image	2019	Verne Citadel 2019 IMG 9372			Wikimedia
image	2009	Verne Citadel from New Ground - geograph.org.uk - 1334496			Wikimedia
image	2009	Verne Citadel - geograph.org.uk - 1334444			Wikimedia
image	1861	View of the Chesil Bank, from Portland Heights - ILN 1861			Wikimedia