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Weymouth & Portland District

Outer Breakwater

Outer Breakwater is a breakwater in , , . Outer Breakwater is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

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.

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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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Isle of Portland and Weymouth.

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.

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.

Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village on the in , . The village is situated at Tophill, within the centre of the island. As with the rest of Portland's villages and settlements, , including the settlements Reforne and Straits, has been designated as a conservation area, as it is a place of special architectural and historic interest.

Outer Breakwater

Latitude
50.5774° or 50° 34′ 39″ north
Longitude
-2.4172° or 2° 25′ 2″ west
Open location code
9C2VHHGM+X4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 3352146
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­breakwater
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
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