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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1539 Portland Castle

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Type	Date	Description	Notes	Source	Subtype

class		Portland Palmerston Forts	fortification,	Wikidata	fortification
event	1653	Battle of Portland	Commonwealth of England, Dutch Republic, naval battle,	Wikidata	armed conflict
event	1645	Battle of Weymouth	battle,	Wikidata	armed conflict
link		Tripadvisor page^@		Wikidata	page
link		British Listed Buildings page^@		Wikidata	page
link		Cultural Inventory page^@		Wikidata	page
link		Gatehouse Gazetteer page^@		Wikidata	page
link		Grade I listed building page^@		Wikidata	page
link		Grade I listed building page^@		Wikidata	page
link		Grade II listed building page^@		Wikidata	page
link		Grade II listed building page^@		Wikidata	page
link		Grade II listed park and garden page^@		Wikidata	page
link		Grade II listed park and garden page^@		Wikidata	page
link		Grade II* listed building page^@		Wikidata	page
link		Grade II* listed building page^@		Wikidata	page
link		Mapping Museums page^@		Wikidata	page
link		National Heritage List for England page^@		Wikidata	page
link		National Heritage List for England page^@		Wikidata	page
object		HMS A3	A-class submarine, submarine, sunken vessel,	Wikidata	watercraft
object		HMS Boadicea	B-class destroyer, destroyer, shipwreck,	Wikidata	naval vessel
object		HMS Delight	D-class destroyer, destroyer, shipwreck,	Wikidata	naval vessel
object		HMS Foylebank	cargo ship, shipwreck, warship,	Wikidata	naval vessel
object	1891	HMS Hood	Royal Sovereign-class pre-dreadnought battleship, pre-dreadnought battleship, shipwreck,	Wikidata	naval vessel
object		HMS L24	L-class submarine, submarine, sunken vessel,	Wikidata	watercraft
object		HMT Arfon	fishing trawler, naval trawler, shipwreck,	Wikidata	naval vessel
object		SM UB-74	Type UB III submarine, U-boat,	Wikidata	naval vessel
object		USS LST-531	LST-491-class tank landing ship, tank landing ship,	Wikidata	naval vessel
site	1917	HMS Warrior	shipwreck, steam yacht,	Wikidata	shipwreck
site		Maritime House	military museum,	Wikidata	museum
site	1936	Minerve	shipwreck, submarine,	Wikidata	shipwreck
site	1860	Nothe Fort	fort, local authority museum, military museum, tripadvisor	Wikidata	museum
site	1539	Portland Castle	English Heritage, castle, fort, historic house museum, independent museum, military museum, tripadvisor	Wikidata	museum
site		Ridgeway Hill Anti-Aircraft Operations Room	Royal Air Force, bunker,	Wikidata	bunker
site	1877	The Keep Military Museum	independent museum, military museum, tripadvisor	Wikidata	museum
site	1947	The Tank Museum	military museum, tripadvisor	Wikidata	museum
commons	2006	Portlandcannon		Commons	image
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commons	2006	Portland Castle		Commons	image
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commons	2007	Uk dor portcastle		Commons	image
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