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Verne Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery

Verne Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery is a World War II anti-aircraft battery on the , , England. It is located on private property in the north-east area of the island, south of the .
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Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Verne High Angle Battery and HM Prison The Verne.

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The is a former 19th-century gun battery on the in , England. Situated close to the , the battery is Grade II Listed, and forms part of the citadel's scheduled monument status. is situated 550 feet northeast of Verne Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery.

Prison
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is a Category C men's prison located within the 19th-century on the in Dorset, England. Operated by His Majesty's Prison Service, HMP The Verne was established in 1949 and occupies the southern part of the citadel. is situated 1,900 feet north of Verne Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery.

Fort
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is a 19th-century citadel on the , , England. Located on the highest point of Portland, Verne Hill, it sits in a commanding position overlooking , which it was built to defend. is situated 1,900 feet north of Verne Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fortuneswell and The Grove.

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.

Village
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is a small village located at Tophill on the in . The village is found close to the larger village , and is most notable for containing the HM Prison Portland, including its museum Grove Prison Museum.

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Portland is a town in , a county on the south coast of the , in . Portland is actually an island, even though it is linked to the mainland by Chesil Beach, as Chesil Beach is a shoal beach.

Verne Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery

Latitude
50.55679° or 50° 33′ 25″ north
Longitude
-2.4344° or 2° 26′ 4″ west
Open location code
9C2VHH48+P6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1361443732
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q18162947
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