Portland Breakwater

Portland Breakwater is a breakwater in , , . Portland Breakwater is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the suburb .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Portland Castle and Sandsfoot Castle.

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.

Photo: Ajsmith141, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also known historically as Weymouth Castle, is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII near , . It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended the anchorage.

Lighthouse
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The is a functioning lighthouse located at , , , . It is situated on the southern end of the north-east breakwater.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Weymouth and Isle of Portland.

Photo: Caroline Granycome, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a seaside resort town in , a county on the south coast of the , in . Visitors are attracted by its harbour and position, approximately halfway along the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site, important for its geology and landforms.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.

Village
Photo: Carl Whitehouse, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the civil parish of , in south , England. The village is part of the south western suburbs of Weymouth, on the northern shore of and the south-eastern end of .

Portland Breakwater

Latitude
50.5901° or 50° 35′ 24″ north
Longitude
-2.4246° or 2° 25′ 29″ west
Open location code
9C2VHHRG+25
Open­Street­Map ID
way 3351969
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­breakwater
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
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Satellite Map

Discover Portland Breakwater from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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