Verne High Angle Battery

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The Verne High Angle Battery is a former 19th-century gun battery on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England. Situated close to the Verne Citadel, the battery is Grade II Listed, and forms part of the citadel's scheduled monument status. The battery has become a tourist attraction, while the battery's tunnels are often referred to by their local name 'Ghost Tunnels'.

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The Citadel, disused battery approximately 150 metres south east south of south entrance
artillery battery, United Kingdom, United Kingdom, 


Location: 50.5583, -2.4328, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Portland: High Angle battery detail
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High-angle gun emplacements facing east at the Verne Battery
The high-angle battery at Verne Quarry with The Verne citadel beyondThe high-angle battery at Verne Quarry with The Verne citadel beyond
High-angle gun emplacements facing east at the Verne Battery
The high-angle battery at Verne Quarry with The Verne citadel beyondThe high-angle battery at Verne Quarry with The Verne citadel beyond
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    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    eventarmed conflict1645Battle of WeymouthbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1653Battle of PortlandDutch Republic, Commonwealth of England, naval battleWikidata
    linkpageGrade II listed park and garden page@Wikidata
    linkpageGrade II listed building page@Wikidata
    linkpageGrade I listed building page@Wikidata
    linkpageBritish Listed Buildings page@Wikidata
    linkpageGrade II* listed building page@Wikidata
    linkpageNational Heritage List for England page@Wikidata
    linkpageDorset Council page@Wikidata
    linkpageVictorian Forts and Artillery 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
    commonsimagePortland: High Angle battery detail Commons
    commonsimagePortland: High Angle battery detail Commons
    commonsimageHigh-angle gun emplacements facing east at the Verne Battery Commons
    commonsimageThe high-angle battery at Verne Quarry with The Verne citadel beyond Commons
    commonsimageHigh-angle gun emplacements facing east at the Verne Battery Commons
    commonsimageThe high-angle battery at Verne Quarry with The Verne citadel beyond Commons
    commonsimageHigh Angle Battery Commons
    commonsimageHigh Angle Battery Commons
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