Dorset
Weymouth & Portland District
Isle of Portland

Portland Light

Portland Bill Lighthouse is a functioning lighthouse at , on the , , . The lighthouse and its boundary walls are Grade II Listed.
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  • Email: enquiries@thls.org
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: lighthouse on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England, UK
  • Also known as: “New Lighthouse With Boundary Walls” and “Portland Bill Lighthouse”
  • Postal code: DT5 2JT
Photo: Peter Hurford, CC BY 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Trinity House Obelisk and Pulpit Rock.

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The , also known as the Trinity House Landmark, is a 19th-century obelisk located at , on the , , England.

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is a coastal feature at , the southern tip of the , , . Intended to have the appearance of an open bible leaning on a pulpit, was formed in the 1870s after a natural arch was cut away by quarrymen at Bill Quarry, and the leaning slab was added. is situated 720 feet west of Portland Light.

Cave
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is a large cave on the south east side of the , a large peninsular in , England. It has a blowhole and a wooden crane, known as Broad Ope Crane on the cliff top. is situated 3,400 feet northeast of Portland Light.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Southwell and Weston.

Village
Photo: Brendan and Ruth McCartney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small coastal village in Tophill on the , . As Portland and Dorset's southernmost village, it lies between and the villages of and .

Village
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is a village in Tophill on the , , . It abuts the main village . As with the rest of Portland's villages and settlements, has been designated as a conservation area, as it is a place of special architectural and historic interest. is situated 2 miles north of Portland Light.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet near the village of , in Tophill on the in , . It is situated between the Straits part of Easton, and . is situated 2½ miles northeast of Portland Light.

Portland Light

Latitude
50.51412° or 50° 30′ 51″ north
Longitude
-2.4564° or 2° 27′ 23″ west
Elevation
30 feet (9 metres)
Open location code
9C2VGG7V+JC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 673283498
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
11102867
Wiki­data ID
Q2753005
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Portland Light” goes by many names.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Portland Light”. Photo: David P Howard, CC BY-SA 2.0.