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Pictures of Portland Castlea Castle in the town of Portland, in the county of Dorset
About Portland Castle
The castle was built around 1540, of white Portland stone, it stands in a superb position overlooking Portland and Weymouth Harbour. It was further extended in the 17th-century, and again in the 18th-century when it was the home of Captain Charles Manning, builder of the Portland breakwater. Portland castle has had a somewhat strange history, it was never used as intended and only saw action during the English Civil War when it frequently changed hands between the Royalists and the Parliamentarians. In the year 1870 the Government of the day took over the castle, and it was later used during World War I as a Seaplane base, and again in World War II, when it was used for part of the D Day Operations. Visitors to Portland will find the castle sitting serenely within the Royal Naval Dockyard. Please see below for other recommended attractions and towns to visit near Portland Castle. Planning a visit? Please help support this website by booking your hotels near Portland Castle and uploading your pictures. Distances and directions shown below are approximate. For true driving distances please visit the AA Route Planner Recommended attractions near Portland Castle
All attractions in Dorset Complete A to Z of attractions in England Recommended towns near Portland CastleFortuneswell, in the county of Dorset (0.5 miles, 0.8 km) Portland, in the county of Dorset (1.2 miles, 1.9 km, direction NW) Weymouth, in the county of Dorset (3.3 miles, 5.3 km, direction N) Osmington, in the county of Dorset (5.8 miles, 9.4 km, direction N) Langton Herring, in the county of Dorset (6.8 miles, 11.0 km, direction NW) West Lulworth, in the county of Dorset (9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction NE) Abbotsbury, a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (9.7 miles, 15.6 km, direction NW) Dorchester, a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (10.1 miles, 16.3 km, direction N) Higher Bockhampton, in the county of Dorset (11.5 miles, 18.6 km, direction N) Athelhampton, in the county of Dorset (13.3 miles, 21.3 km, direction NE) Complete A to Z of towns in England Nearby travel help
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