The Verne Citadel

Introduction

The photograph on this page of The Verne Citadel by David Dixon as part of the Geograph project.

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The Verne Citadel

Image: © David Dixon Taken: 17 Jun 2017

Nineteenth century citadel built to protect Portland Harbour. It remained in military use until 1949 when it became a prison HMP The Verne https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HM_Prison_The_Verne .

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Image Location

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Latitude
50.559991
Longitude
-2.434772