MOD Portland Bill
MOD Portland Bill is a military installation in Isle of Portland, Weymouth and Portland District, England. MOD Portland Bill is situated nearby to the cave White Hole, as well as near Pulpit Rock.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Portland Light and Trinity House Obelisk.
Portland Light
Photo: David P Howard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Portland Bill Lighthouse is a functioning lighthouse at Portland Bill, on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. The lighthouse and its boundary walls are Grade II Listed. Portland Light is situated 1,100 feet southeast of MOD Portland Bill.
Trinity House Obelisk
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Trinity House Obelisk, also known as the Trinity House Landmark, is a 19th-century obelisk located at Portland Bill, on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. Trinity House Obelisk is situated 1,300 feet south of MOD Portland Bill.
Pulpit Rock
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pulpit Rock is a coastal feature at Portland Bill, the southern tip of the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. Intended to have the appearance of an open bible leaning on a pulpit, Pulpit Rock was formed in the 1870s after a natural arch was cut away by quarrymen at Bill Quarry, and the leaning slab was added. Pulpit Rock is situated 920 feet south of MOD Portland Bill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Southwell and Weston.
Southwell
Village
Photo: Brendan and Ruth McCartney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Southwell is a small coastal village in Tophill on the Isle of Portland, Dorset. As Portland and Dorset's southernmost village, it lies between Portland Bill and the villages of Easton and Weston.
Weston
Village
Photo: Brendan and Ruth McCartney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Weston is a village in Tophill on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. It abuts the main village Easton. As with the rest of Portland's villages and settlements, Weston has been designated as a conservation area, as it is a place of special architectural and historic interest. Weston is situated 2 miles north of MOD Portland Bill.
Easton
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Easton is a village on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England. The village is situated at Tophill, within the centre of the island. As with the rest of Portland's villages and settlements, Easton, including the settlements Reforne and Straits, has been designated as a conservation area, as it is a place of special architectural and historic interest. Easton is situated 2 miles northeast of MOD Portland Bill.
MOD Portland Bill
- Type: Military installation
- Also known as: “DTEO Portland Bill”
- Location: Isle of Portland, Weymouth and Portland District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.51669° or 50° 31′ 0″ northLongitude
-2.45855° or 2° 27′ 31″ westOperator
QinetiqOpen location code
9C2VGG8R+MHOpenStreetMap ID
way 51532909OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryOpenStreetMap feature
military=base
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