Rufus Castle
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.Photo: Mike Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: Grade I listed castle in Portland, Dorset, England, UK
- Postal code: DT5 1HT
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Portland Museum and St Andrew’s Church.
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. Portland Museum is situated 490 feet northwest of Rufus Castle.
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.
Pennsylvania Castle
Event venue
Photo: Mike Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pennsylvania Castle is a Gothic Revival mansion on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. It is located in Wakeham and overlooks Church Ope Cove. The castle is Grade II Listed, as is the adjacent gatehouse and lodges, which are now in separate ownership. Pennsylvania Castle is situated 570 feet southwest of Rufus Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wakeham and Easton.
Wakeham
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
The Grove
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Grove is a small village located at Tophill on the Isle of Portland in Dorset. The village is found close to the larger village Easton, and is most notable for containing the HM Prison Portland, including its museum Grove Prison Museum.
Rufus Castle
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Isle of Portland, Weymouth and Portland District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.53954° or 50° 32′ 22″ northLongitude
-2.42825° or 2° 25′ 42″ westElevation
128 feet (39 metres)Open location code
9C2VGHQC+RMOpenStreetMap ID
way 973048364OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Rufus Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Rufus Castle”
- Danish: “Rufus Castle”
- German: “Rufus Castle”
- Persian: “رافوس (دژ)”
- Persian: “رافوس”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Rufus”
- Swedish: “Rufus Castle”
- Turkish: “Rufus Kalesi”
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