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Fortuneswell

Fortuneswell is a village in Underhill on the Isle of Portland, in Dorset, England. It lies on steeply sloping land on the northern edge of the island, known as Underhill, where Chesil Beach, the tombolo which connects the island to the mainland, joins the island. Adjoining Fortuneswell and sharing the limited space on the northern slopes of the island are Chiswell to the west and Castletown to the north. Fortuneswell occupies the steepest land far above sea level, whereas Chiswell and Castletown occupy flat land close to sea level, next to Chesil Beach and Portland Harbour respectively. Fortuneswell has a main shopping street, and along with Easton, is the main hub of the Isle of Portland's activities. As with the rest of Portland's settlements, Fortuneswell, including Maiden Well and Mallams, has been designated as a conservation area, to protect its special architectural and historic interest. Underhill, incorporating Fortuneswell and other settlements, was designated in 1976, with boundary extensions in 1997 and 2000.

Easton

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, Wakeham and Reforne were designated pre-1974. The village has a small square with many shops and shopping arcade, three churches, a small park, and other amenities, including various pubs, as well as the nearby Secondary school Royal Manor Arts College. Along with Fortuneswell, Easton is the main hub of the Isle of Portland's activities. St George's Centre and The George Inn lies within the Reforne area of Easton, and provides facilities for many local events.

Castletown

Castletown is a small village in Underhill on the Isle of Portland in Dorset. It is located close to Fortuneswell, on the shores of Portland Harbour, and includes a sandy beach, as well as one of Portland's notable highlights; Portland Castle, while the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy is also located nearby. As with the rest of Portland's villages and settlements, Castletown has been designated as a conservation area, as it is a place of special architectural and historic interest. Underhill, incorporating Castletown and other settlements became designated in 1976 with boundary extensions in 1997 and 2000.

Grove

The Grove is a small village located at Tophill on the Isle of Portland in Dorset. The village is found close to the larger village Easton, and is most notable for containing the Youth Offender's Institute HM Prison Portland, including its museum Grove Prison Museum. As with the rest of Portland's villages and settlements, The Grove has been designated as a conservation area, as it is a place of special architectural and historic interest. The village was designated in 1981.

Jurassica

Jurassica is a planned visitor attraction in a disused quarry on the Isle of Portland, near Weymouth in Dorset, southern England. It is based on the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site, and as a subterranean geological park, will largely present the prehistoric world. The attractions location has been chosen as Yeolands Quarry, a now disused quarry that has been operational until the 21st century by Portland Stone Ltd. The 120ft deep, 300ft wide quarry is found on the eastern side of the island, and close to The Grove village.

South Coast Steam

South Coast Steam Ltd is a United Kingdom-based steam locomotive operating company, based in Portland, Dorset. Owned by Barry Gambles and incorporated in January 2003, the company is registered along with South Coast Crane Hire in Loughborough, but operationally located in South Coast Crane Hires main yard in Portland.

Blacknor Fort

Blacknor Fort is a fort on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. The fort, also known as West Weares Battery, is situated on Portlands west side clifftops at Blacknor Point, overlooking Hallelujah Bay and Mutton Cove, and across Lyme Bay. It is also found close to the housing estate of the Weston village and West Weares. Constructed from 1900 to 1902, the Victorian Fortress was built as part of Portlands coastal defence against enemy vessels on the west side of the island. Today the fort remains private property, split between three residences, and many "Private Keep Out" signs surround the fort.

Portland Museum

Portland Museum is a local museum on the Isle of Portland, and part of the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, southern England. It is located at the southern end of the hamlet of Wakeham, close to Church Ope Cove. The museum is a member of the Dorset Museums Association, whilst the museum and its two cottages have been Grade II Listed Buildings since January 1951.

Portland Castle

Portland Castle is one of the Device Forts, also known as Henrician Castles, built in 1539 by Henry VIII on the Isle of Portland to guard the natural Portland anchorage known as the Portland Roads. The castle lies at the far north of the island, on the edge of the village Castletown, which was directly named as such from the castle. Its sister castle, Sandsfoot Castle is found across the harbour, west of Weymouth. It remains Dorsets only intact medieval castle, and one of the best-preserved 16th-century Henrican castles across the country. The castle has a diverse history beginning with its construction by Henry VIII to protect the anchorage from French and Spanish attack. It was involved in the English Civil War and later in the First and Second World Wars as a seaplane base and for the D-Day preparations respectively. Portland Castle experienced its only real action during the English Civil War 1642–1649. Being an historic Royal Manor, Portland naturally supported King Charles and was a Royalist stronghold. It is now under the care of English Heritage, and is open to the public during the peak season, usually closing in November until April. In 2007, it was announced that Portland Castle attracts 25,000 visitors a year. In 2014 it received a Certificate of Excellence 2014 from Tripadvisor. The castle was designated by English Heritage as a Grade I Listed building in May 1993. It is one of three buildings on Portland to be Grade I Listed. Additionally, in October 1981, the castle had become scheduled under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 as it appears to the Secretary of State to be of national importance. The Captains House, which is within the grounds of the castle, was designated a Grade II* Listed building in May 1993. The gateway and curtain wall to the south east of the house became Grade II* Listed at the same time. It dates from the mid-16th century and is a surviving section of a former curtain wall with moat. Located around 23 metres south of the entrance to The Captains House is a War Department/Admiralty boundary marker. Dating from the mid- to late 19th century, it is one of many markers of its kind to be found on Portland, and this particular example has been Grade II Listed since May 1993.

Verne Citadel

Verne Citadel is a Victorian 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. The Verne stands 500 ft high. It later became HM Prison The Verne in 1949.

HMS Hood

HMS Hood was a modified Royal Sovereign-class pre-dreadnought battleship built for the Royal Navy in the early 1890s and the last of the eight built. She differed from the other ships of the class in that she had cylindrical gun turrets instead of barbettes and a lower freeboard. She served most of her active career in the Mediterranean Sea, where her low freeboard was less of a disadvantage. The ship was placed in reserve in 1907 and later became the receiving ship at Queenstown, Ireland. Hood was used in the development of anti-torpedo bulges in 1913 and was scuttled in late 1914 to act as a blockship across the southern entrance of Portland Harbour after the start of World War I.

Rufus Castle

Rufus Castle, also known as Bow and Arrow Castle, is a ruined castle overlooking Church Ope Cove on Portland, England. The castle dates from the late 15th century, on the site of an earlier building making it Portlands oldest castle. It is likely to have been named Rufus Castle as it was probably built by that king. Built directly off of the rock face, on a pinnacle of rock, the castle was positioned on the site of an earlier Saxon defence work. However much of the original castle has been lost to erosion and collapse over the years. The castle appears to have been the keep of a stronghold, the foundation of which was much above the top of the church tower of St. Andrews which lay in the valley below. The pentagonal tower of the castle has late Medieval gunholes, but rests uncomfortably on an earlier foundation to the north and stepped plinth to the west which may have been a 12th-century keep. In recent years the castle has become available for the public to view on certain dates during the peak season, but only the exterior. Remains include parts of the keep, outer bailey, sections of wall with gun ports and a 19th-century round-arched bridge across Church Ope Road. The castle, including its bridge, has been a Grade I listed building since January 1951. It is one of three buildings on Portland to be Grade I Listed. In addition to this, the castle has become a scheduled monument under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 as amended as it appears to the Secretary of State to be of national importance.

Portland Windmills

The Portland Windmills are two historic, presumed medieval, stone towers which were once windmills. The disused windmills are located nearby south of Easton village and the east of Weston village. Both towers are found within close proximity to one another,, within an area of rolling fields and old quarries. The northern one is found at Cottonfields and the southern one at Top Growlands. They are relatively short mills with conical caps. Both windmills have been separate Grade II Listed monuments since September 1978, and are the only historic windmill remains to survive in Dorset. The northern mill is often called Angel Mill whilst the southern mill is named South Mill. Otherwise the windmills have, in the past, been known to be named after their area of land; Cottonfields Mill and Top Growlands Mill respectively.

St Andrew's Church

St Andrews Church is a ruined church on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. The church is situated on the east side of the island, above the Church Ope Cove beach, near Wakeham village. It is found close to the ruins of Rufus Castle and the private Gothic Revival mansion Pennsylvania Castle, including John Penns Bath. St Andrews Church was Portlands first parish church and one of the islands prime historical sites. It remained the parish church of the island until the mid-18th century. St. Andrews Church is Portlands oldest part-surviving building and has been a Grade II* Listed Building since January 1951. The southern retaining wall of the churchyard has been Grade II Listed since September 1978. The wall is partly medieval, and occasionally repaired and overgrown, stepping down the cliff-side. The three remaining churchyard monuments, approx 7 metres south of the church, have been Grade II Listed since May 1993. This comprises two chest tombs and a headstone, dating from the 17th and 18th centuries.

Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy

Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy is a centre for the sport of sailing on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, on the south coast of England, United Kingdom. The academy building is located in Osprey Quay on the northern tip of the island, and the waters of Portland Harbour and Weymouth Bay, adjacent to the site, are the main areas used for sailing. Local, national and international sailing events have been held at the site since it was opened in 2000, and in 2005 WPNSA was selected to host the sailing events at the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The academys aims are to promote the sport of sailing at all levels of competence and ability, through courses, training and events, and to contribute to the economic regeneration of the area, by working closely with the local community. Since opening it has created a demand in service and marine industries worth around £10 million. WPNSA continues to promote sailing to local schools, offering benefits such as free boat hoist and storage. Use of the facilities and access to training is open to anyone in return for an annual membership fee.

Grove Prison Museum

HM Prison Portland is a male Adult/Young Offenders Institution, located in the village of The Grove on the Isle of Portland, in Dorset, England. Portland YOI prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service. The prison was originally opened in 1848 as an adult convict establishment, before becoming a Borstal in 1921, and a YOI in 1988. In 2011 the prison's became an Adult/Young Offenders establishment. In late 2013, it was announced via local news that a museum would be opened to cover the history of HM Prison Portland, from the initial adult convict prison, the Borstal Years and as a Young Offenders Institution. The Grove Prison Museum opened in March 2014, with initial opening days between Thursdays and Sundays. John Hutton, a retired prison officer had been working with other retired officers Steve Ashford and Chris Hunt to open the small exhibition within the deputy governor's residence, across the road from the main prison entrance. The idea for a museum had dated back over 20 years, when it was agreed to store some prison memorabilia items for a possible future museum. These were left untouched for 20 years in storage. The YOI governor agreed to set aside two rooms for the museum. South Dorset MP Richard Drax visited the deputy governor's building to officially open the prison museum and the Lighthouse Learning Centre. A year after the museum's opening, it was announced that over 1000 visitors had been to the museum.

Chiswell Earthworks

Chiswell Earthworks is a land sculpture, located on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. It is found above Chesil Beachs most southerly part Chesil Cove, at the end of the promenade sea wall, towards West Weares. It was created by John Maine RA, between 1986 and 1993.

Portland Cenotaph

The Portland Cenotaph is a war memorial located on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. It is situated at New Ground, looking down to Underhill of the island and overlooking Chesil Beach, as it sits in front of Portland Heights Hotel. The monument is dedicated to the local soldiers who died during both the First and Second World Wars. It has been a Grade II Listed Monument since May 1993.

Tout Quarry

Tout Quarry is a disused site of former 18th century stone quarries that later became a sculpture park, located on the Isle of Portland, Dorset. The quarry stands at the north-west corner of Tophill, close to the village of Easton and is located between West Cliff and alongside the road leading to Weston village. It is found close to King Barrow Quarry which is further east. Now a Sculpture Park and Dorset Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve, the quarry displays a collection of various carvings and works in Portland Stone, carved into the living rock face e.g. Still Falling by Antony Gormley, extracted boulders, constructed from shale, or worked from the landscape. The original sculpture park opened within the quarry in 1983. The quarry also became a nature reserve around 2004. Over the past 10 years Dorset Wildlife Trust has taken a lead role in acquiring former quarry sites as nature reserves and supporting nature conservation across the island through the Portland Living Landscape initiative. The trust have acquired Tout Quarry and nearby King Barrow Quarry as nature reserves and has carried out extensive habitat restoration and safety works on both sites. These sites form the core of the proposed Portland Quarries Nature Park.

Chesil Cove

Chesil Cove is a cove situated at the most southerly part of the 29-kilometre long Chesil Beach in Dorset, England. The cove protects the low lying village of Chiswell in Underhill on the Isle of Portland from flooding. Chesil Beach itself is one of three major shingle structures in Britain, extending from West Bay to Portland, the latter acting as a large groyne holding the beach in place. It also provides shelter from the prevailing winds and waves for the town of Weymouth and the village of Chiswell. The name "Chesil" is the old English word for pebble. Chesil Cove is part of a storm beach and the pebbles slope steeply down towards the water, leading to rocks, reefs and sandbed. The site is sheltered from northern and eastern winds, however any wind above Force 3 from the south or west creates a swell. The size of the pebbles on Chesil Beach increases in size from West Bays gravel-sized deposit to the larger pebbles at Chesil Cove. Following a storm, the beach, particularly at Portlands end, can have parts moulded into ridges and gullies, though these are temporary features. Further past the cove is West Weares, and a footpath leading to Hallelujah Bay. Above the cove is a land sculpture known as Chiswell Earthworks. It was created by John Maine RA, between 1986 and 1993. Overlooking the cove, at West Weares, are a group of 20th-century beach huts, essentially garden sheds which have been modified by means of cladding and painting to give them the appearance of an authentic beach hut. These can sell for up to £30,000. Similar types can be found at Church Ope Cove and Portland Bill. As part of the coves defences during both wars, various slit trenches remain where the huts are now located.

Church Ope Cove

Church Ope Cove is a small secluded beach on the sheltered eastern side of the Isle of Portland in Dorset, southern England. It is found close to the village of Wakeham. The beach has many unusual features for the Isle of Portland. The beach used to be sandy, but quarry debris now covers the sand, and has been worn into rounded pebbles. The pebbles cover a small stream which runs to the sea, which is one of the few active streams remaining on the Isle of Portland. The name of the cove stems from the fact that Portlands first parish church, St Andrews Church, was located above the beach, while "Ope" was a local dialect for "an opening in the cliffs down to the waters edge".

Verne High Angle Battery

The Verne High Angle Battery is a derelict Victorian gun battery built in 1892 on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England. The battery is situated in the Verne area, close to the Verne Citadel, Fancys Family Farm and Nicodemus Knob. It has been Grade II Listed since May 1993. In addition to this, the entire Verne Citadel has become a scheduled monument under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 as it appears to the Secretary of State to be of national importance. This includes the Verne High Angle Battery too. Within close proximity to the High Angle Battery is a World War II Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery, known as the Verne Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery. It still remains intact today, but remains closed to the public. The battery was armed with four 3.7-inch static guns with GL Mark II radar. It was manned by 336 Battery of the 104th Royal Artillery Regiment in 1941, and by 418 Battery of the 140th Royal Artillery Regiment in 1942.

Inner Pierhead Fort

Inner Pierhead Fort is a Victorian fort built to defend Portland Harbour, at the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. The fort is situated on the end of the inner breakwater, which abuts from the dockyard of the harbour, on the northern face of the island. It was constructed between 1859-1862, and is 100 ft in diameter. In September 1978 the inner breakwater became Grade II Listed, and this designation includes the fort.

Verne Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery

Verne Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery is a World War II anti-aircraft battery, also known as an ack-ack battery, on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. The battery is situated on the north-east side of the island, south of the Verne Citadel and Verne High Angle Battery. Today the battery remains private property, owned by Fancys Family Farm. Although a number of similar batteries were built around the same time on Portland, this particular battery is the only surviving one of its type on the island.

Portland Breakwater Lighthouse

The Portland Breakwater Lighthouse is a functioning lighthouse located at the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. The lighthouse is located in the commercial port of Portland Harbour, situated on the southern end of northeast breakwater, sitting close to the main derelict Portland Breakwater Fort, where the lighthouse operates in one of the largest man-made harbours in the world. It is often rather forgotten by the public in regards to Portlands lighthouses.

The Captain's House

The Captains House is a large detached house located at the bottom of Mallams, and within the proximity of the villages of Chiswell and Fortuneswell, on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. The house, together with the attached wall to the south east, has been a Grade II listed building since September 1978. It is not to be confused with another Captains House on Portland, in Castletown, a large detached house, adjoining Portland Castle.

Nicodemus Knob

Nicodemus Knob is a rough, lozenge-shaped 30-feet pillar left as a landmark quarrying relic at East Cliff on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. It is found close to the Verne High Angle Battery, Fancys Family Farm, the Young Offenders Institution and The Old Engine Shed, near East Weares and The Grove village. It is similar to the landmark quarrying pillar of Pulpit Rock, found at Portland Bill.

Royal Naval Cemetery

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 . As the name suggests, the graveyard holds deceased servicemen and officers of Portlands Royal Navy which was stationed at the island until 1995. The cemetery holds 140 identified casualties in total to date, and is owned by the Ministry of Defence.

Perryfield Quarry

Perryfield Quarry is an active stone quarry and part butterfly nature reserve located on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. It is situated towards the middle of the island, east of the village of Weston and south of the hamlet of Wakeham. The reserve section is now a valued home for a number of butterfly species, while the working quarry area is one of the largest active quarries on Portland. The quarry is owned by Portland Stone Firms Ltd, along with Broadcroft and Coombefield Quarries. The firm is the largest landholder on the island. King Barrow Quarry, located close to the area of New Ground, in the north-east corner area of Tophill, is also another Portland nature reserve. Broadcroft Quarry is also a part butterfly reserve.

Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment

The Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment at Southwell, known as AUWE, was an admiralty research establishment on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. It was built across Barrow Hill in Portlands southern-most village Southwell, in 1949-52, working alongside AUWE establishment at East Weares. They remain infamous for espionage infiltration. The establishments closed in 1995, along with Portlands naval base, with Southwells site becoming the Southwell Business Park in 1997.

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Top Attractions in Isle of Portland

Fortuneswell

Easton

Castletown

Grove

Jurassica

South Coast Steam

Blacknor Fort

Portland Museum

Portland Castle

Verne Citadel

HMS Hood

Rufus Castle

Portland Windmills

St Andrew's Church

Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy

Grove Prison Museum

Chiswell Earthworks

Portland Cenotaph

Tout Quarry

Chesil Cove

Church Ope Cove

Verne High Angle Battery

Inner Pierhead Fort

Verne Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery

Portland Breakwater Lighthouse

The Captain's House

Nicodemus Knob

Royal Naval Cemetery

Perryfield Quarry

Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment

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