Portland Castle

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. The fan-shaped castle was built from Portland stone, with a curved central tower and a gun battery, flanked by two angular wings. Shortly after its construction it was armed with eleven artillery pieces, intended for use against enemy shipping, operating in partnership with its sister castle of Sandsfoot on the other side of the anchorage. During the English Civil War, Portland was taken by the Royalist supporters of King Charles I, and then survived two sieges before finally surrendering to Parliament in 1646.

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  Rufus Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Portland, Dorset, England, UK  

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  Sandsfoot Castle ⓘ
  castle in Weymouth, Dorset, England, UK  

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  Corfe Castle ⓘ
  fortification in Dorset, England, UK  

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  Portland Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed Device Fort in Dorset, England, UK  

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  Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens ⓘ
  botanical garden in Dorset, England, UK

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  Athelhampton Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed country house in Athelhampton, Dorset, England, UK

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  Bennetts Water Gardens ⓘ
  Garden in Dorset, England

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  Bridport Museum ⓘ
  museum in Bridport, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

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  Clouds Hill ⓘ
  home of Lawrence of Arabia located in Dorset, England.

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  Dorset Teddy Bear Museum ⓘ
  teddy bear museum in Dorchester, Dorset, England, UK

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  Max Gate ⓘ
  Grade I historic house in Dorchester, Dorset, England, UK

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  Portland Museum ⓘ
  museum in Dorset, England, United Kingdom

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  Thomas Hardy's Cottage ⓘ
  cob and thatch building in Stinsford, Dorset, England, UK

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  Tudor House Museum ⓘ
  building in Weymouth, Dorset, England, UK

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  Wareham Town Museum ⓘ
  museum in Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom

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  Weymouth Museum ⓘ
  local museum in Dorset, United Kingdom

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  Wolfeton House ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in West Dorset, England, UK

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  Lulworth Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Purbeck, Dorset, England, UK

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  Dorset Museum & Art Gallery ⓘ
  museum in Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom

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  Nothe Fort ⓘ
  fort in Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom  

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  The Keep Military Museum ⓘ
  military museum in Dorchester, West Dorset, England, UK

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  Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum ⓘ
  museum in Tolpuddle, England, UK

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  The Tank Museum ⓘ
  military museum in Bovington, United Kingdom  

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  Corfe Castle Museum ⓘ
  museum in Corfe Castle, England, UK

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  Tutankhamun Exhibition, Dorchester ⓘ
  museum with re-creations of artefacts and the tomb of Tutankhamun, located in Dorchester, Dorset, UK

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  Monkey World ⓘ
  Animal Welfare Organization

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  Wessex Water Museum ⓘ
  museum in Sutton Poyntz, Weymouth, Dorset, England, UK

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  Terracotta Warriors Museum ⓘ
  museum in Dorchester, Dorset, England, UK

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  Grove Prison Museum ⓘ
  museum in Portland, Dorset, England, UK

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  Purbeck Mining Museum ⓘ
  museum near Corfe Castle, Dorset, England, UK

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  The Etches Collection ⓘ
  museum in Dorset, United Kingdom

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  Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum ⓘ
  museum in Dorchester, Dorset, England, UK

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1877 The Keep Military Museum

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1934 Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum

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1947 The Tank Museum

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1962 Corfe Castle Museum

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1986 Tutankhamun Exhibition, Dorchester

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1987 Monkey World

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1989 Wessex Water Museum

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2002 Terracotta Warriors Museum

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2014 Grove Prison Museum

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2014 Purbeck Mining Museum

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2016 The Etches Collection

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2018 Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Gatehouse Gazetteer page@		Wikidata
site	castle		Rufus Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Sandsfoot Castle	castle, fort	Wikidata
site	castle	1100	Corfe Castle	archaeological site, castle ruin	Wikidata
site	castle	1539	Portland Castle	independent museum, military museum, castle, historic house museum, fort	Wikidata
site	garden		Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens	botanical garden, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	garden		Athelhampton Hall	abbey, garden, English country house	Wikidata
site	garden		Bennetts Water Gardens	botanical garden, local museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Bridport Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Clouds Hill	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Dorset Teddy Bear Museum	teddy bear museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Max Gate	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Portland Museum	local museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Thomas Hardy's Cottage	historic house museum, thatched cottage	Wikidata
site	museum		Tudor House Museum	house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Wareham Town Museum	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Weymouth Museum	local museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Wolfeton House	English country house, historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum	1610	Lulworth Castle	hunting lodge, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1846	Dorset Museum & Art Gallery	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1860	Nothe Fort	fort, military museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1877	The Keep Military Museum	military museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1934	Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1947	The Tank Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1962	Corfe Castle Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1986	Tutankhamun Exhibition, Dorchester	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1987	Monkey World	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	Wessex Water Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2002	Terracotta Warriors Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2014	Grove Prison Museum	prison museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2014	Purbeck Mining Museum	mining museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2016	The Etches Collection	museum, national museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2018	Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum	museum	Wikidata
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commons	image		Uk dor portcastle		Commons
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commons	image		Portland Castle		Commons
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