Portland Castle

Portland Castle is a bus stop in , , . Portland Castle is situated nearby to the sports venue , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Portland Castle and Portland Navy.

Castle
Photo: Mark.murphy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII on the , , between 1539 and 1541. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended the Portland Roads anchorage.

Aerodrome
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RNAS Portland was an air station of the Royal Navy, situated at the , , . It was established in 1917 on the western edge of as HMS Sarepta.

Hospital
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The Portland Royal Naval Hospital was a naval hospital on the , , . was a naval anchorage and fuelling facility, which grew to become a Naval Base and Royal Dockyard. is situated 670 feet southeast of Portland Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castletown and Chiswell.

Village
Photo: Steinsky, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small in Underhill on the in . It is located close to , on the shores of , and includes a sandy beach, as well as one of Portland's notable highlights; , while the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy is also located nearby.

Village
Photo: Mike Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, sometimes, is a small village at the southern end of , in Underhill, on the in . It is the oldest settlement on the island, having formerly been known as Chesilton.

Village
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is a in Underhill on the , in , England. It lies on steeply sloping land on the northern edge of the island, known as Underhill, where connects the island to the mainland.

Portland Castle

Latitude
50.56736° or 50° 34′ 3″ north
Longitude
-2.44661° or 2° 26′ 48″ west
Network
Wessex (First Bus)
Open location code
9C2VHH83+W9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11196092613
Open­Street­Map feature
highway=­bus_stop
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­platform
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