IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
PORTLAND, DT5 1AZ
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to DT5 1AZ by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
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Notes
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- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (169 Images Found)
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Portland Castle
Built by Henry VIII in the 1540s as a coastal defence against the French and Spanish. It was used as a prison during the Civil War, a sea-plane station in WWI, and a command post during WWII. It is now owned by English Heritage and is open to the public daily.
Image: © mike smith
Taken: 6 May 2007
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Portland Castle
One of Henry VIII’s coastal forts, built in the early 1540s to protect against French and Spanish invasion, it overlooks Portland Harbour.
Image: © John Stephen
Taken: 7 Sep 2013
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Portland Castle, The Lower Gun Room: Window with firing slit
Image: © Michael Garlick
Taken: 26 Apr 2024
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Portland Castle
Artillery Fort on the Isle of Portland, built 1539-41
Image: © Richard Croft
Taken: 9 Jul 2016
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Portland Castle (4): a gun-port
Seen from the shore at low tide. You can just see the muzzle of the cannon lined up behind the opening.
Image: © Stefan Czapski
Taken: 5 May 2011
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Portland Castle
C16 castle overlooking Portland Harbour. Built for Henry VIII; listed by English Heritage: http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=381900&mode=adv
Image: © Mike Faherty
Taken: 24 Jan 2015
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![Portland Castle [2]](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/25/68/7256899_aa903c9e_120x120.jpg)
Portland Castle [2]
The central citadel of the castle which is fan-shaped in plan.
Portland Castle is an artillery fort and was constructed by Henry VIII, between 1539 and 1541 to provide defence against invasion from France and The Holy Roman Empire. Armed with eleven artillery pieces, it was 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 Royalists and survived two sieges before surrendering to Parliament in 1646. It was converted into a private house in 1815. Today in the care of English Heritage and open to the public. Listed, grade I, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1205262 A Scheduled Ancient Monument with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1015326
Image: © Michael Dibb
Taken: 31 May 2022
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![Portland Castle [3]](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/25/69/7256900_07d37121_120x120.jpg)
Portland Castle [3]
The fireplace in the Tudor Kitchen inside the main citadel.
Portland Castle is an artillery fort and was constructed by Henry VIII, between 1539 and 1541 to provide defence against invasion from France and The Holy Roman Empire. Armed with eleven artillery pieces, it was 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 Royalists and survived two sieges before surrendering to Parliament in 1646. It was converted into a private house in 1815. Today in the care of English Heritage and open to the public. Listed, grade I, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1205262 A Scheduled Ancient Monument with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1015326
Image: © Michael Dibb
Taken: 31 May 2022
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