Portland Breakwater Fort, Weymouth

Name: Portland Breakwater Fort
Address: Weymouth, United Kingdom

#46 among attractions in Weymouth

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The Portland Breakwater Fort is a 19th-century fort, built between 1868-1875 to defend Portland Harbour, Dorset, England. It is located on the outer breakwater of the harbour and has been Grade II Listed since 1978. The fort is not open to the public and remains derelict. On the opposite side of the next stretch of the breakwater is the Portland Breakwater Lighthouse. ()

Coordinates: 50°34'38"N, 2°24'56"W

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Weymouth United Kingdom

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Portland Breakwater Fort – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Royal Navy Cemetery, Verne Citadel, Portland Breakwater Lighthouse, St John's Church.

1.2 miSW
Cemetery
Royal Navy Cemetery, Isle of Portland
32 min walk • Royal Naval Cemetery is a cemetery on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. The site overlooks Portland Harbour, and is found below the main entrance to the Verne Citadel.
1.3 miSW
Forts and castles
Verne Citadel, Isle of Portland
35 min walk • Verne Citadel is a 19th-century citadel on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. Located on the highest point of Portland, Verne Hill, it sits in a commanding position overlooking Portland Harbour, which it was built to defend.
1 miNW
Lighthouse
Portland Breakwater Lighthouse, Weymouth
25 min walk • The Portland Breakwater Lighthouse is a functioning lighthouse located at Portland Harbour, Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. It is situated on the southern end of the north-east breakwater.
1.7 miSW
Church
St John's Church, Isle of Portland
43 min walk • St. John's Church is a Anglican Church of England church in Fortuneswell, on the Isle of Portland, Dorset. It was built between 1838–40 and has been a Listed Grade II building since January 1951. The churchyard walls, gate piers, railings, and steps of St. John's Church, dating from 1839–40, became Grade II Listed in September 1978.
1.4 miSW
50°34'6"N • 2°26'38"W
Castletown D-Day Centre, Isle of Portland
36 min walk • Military museum, History museum, Museum
0.6 miSW
Forts and castles
Inner Pierhead Fort, Isle of Portland
17 min walk • Inner Pierhead Fort is a 19th-century fort built to defend Portland Harbour at the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. It is positioned on the end of the inner breakwater, which abuts from the former dockyard of HMNB Portland. The fort was constructed between 1859-1862, and is 100 ft in diameter.
1.4 miSW
Farm
RAF Portland, Isle of Portland
37 min walk • RAF Portland is a former Royal Air Force and ROTOR radar station on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. Located close to the Verne Citadel and East Cliff, the station was established in the 1950s as part of a nationwide air defence radar system built by the British Government during the Cold War.
1.1 miSW
Forts and castles
East Weare Battery, Isle of Portland
28 min walk • East Weare Battery is a former 19th-century gun battery to the east of the Verne Citadel on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England. The battery was built in the 1860s as a result of the Royal Commission to guard the new Portland harbour and Royal Navy institutions on the island. Five open batteries were built housing 20 9" and 10" RMLs.