The Ledge

Places of Interest

Rufus Castle

Castle

Photo: Mike Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rufus Castle, also known as Bow and Arrow Castle, is a partially ruined Blockhouse overlooking Church Ope Cove on Portland, England. The names "Rufus Castle" and "Bow and Arrow Castle" have been widely used since the late 18th Century.

Portland Museum

Museum

Photo: Mike Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Portland Museum is a museum on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, southern England. It is located at the southern end of the hamlet of Wakeham. The museum is housed in two 17th-century thatched cottages, which have both been Grade II Listed since 1951.

St Andrew’s Church

Ruins

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Andrew's Church is a ruined church located above Church Ope Cove on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. St Andrew's was Portland's first parish church and remained as such until the mid-18th century.

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Wakeham

Hamlet

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Wakeham is a hamlet near the village of Easton, in Tophill on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England. It is situated between the Straits part of Easton, and Pennsylvania Castle.

Easton

Village

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Easton is a village on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England. The village is situated at Tophill, within the centre of the island. As with the rest of Portland's villages and settlements, Easton, including the settlements Reforne and Straits, has been designated as a conservation area, as it is a place of special architectural and historic interest.

Southwell

Village

Photo: Brendan and Ruth McCartney, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Southwell is a small coastal village in Tophill on the Isle of Portland, Dorset. As Portland and Dorset's southernmost village, it lies between Portland Bill and the villages of Easton and Weston.

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