Castletown Pier
Castletown Pier is a pier in Isle of Portland, Weymouth and Portland District, England. Castletown Pier is situated nearby to the shipyard Clark’s Boatworks, as well as near the museum Castletown D-Day Centre.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Portland Castle and Royal Breakwater Hotel.
Portland Castle
Castle
Photo: Mark.murphy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Portland Castle is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, 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. Portland Castle is situated 910 feet west of Castletown Pier.
Royal Breakwater Hotel
Hotel
Photo: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Royal Breakwater Hotel is situated 370 feet south of Castletown Pier.
Portland Navy
Aerodrome
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castletown and Chiswell.
Castletown
Village
Photo: Steinsky, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Castletown is a small village in Underhill on the Isle of Portland in Dorset. It is located close to Fortuneswell, on the shores of Portland Harbour, and includes a sandy beach, as well as one of Portland's notable highlights; Portland Castle, while the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy is also located nearby.
Chiswell
Village
Photo: Mike Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chiswell, sometimes, is a small village at the southern end of Chesil Beach, in Underhill, on the Isle of Portland in Dorset. It is the oldest settlement on the island, having formerly been known as Chesilton.
Fortuneswell
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fortuneswell is a village in Underhill on the Isle of Portland, in Dorset, England. It lies on steeply sloping land on the northern edge of the island, known as Underhill, where Chesil Beach connects the island to the mainland.
Castletown Pier
- Type: Pier
- Category: transportation
- Location: Isle of Portland, Weymouth and Portland District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.56912° or 50° 34′ 9″ northLongitude
-2.44307° or 2° 26′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C2VHH94+JQOpenStreetMap ID
way 179463131OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=pier
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