East Weare Battery

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East Weare Battery is a former 19th-century gun battery to the east of the Verne Citadel on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England. The battery was built in the 1860s as a result of the Royal Commission to guard the new Portland harbour and Royal Navy institutions on the island. Five open batteries were built housing 20 9" and 10" RMLs. After 1877 the batteries were designated by letter 'A' to 'E'.

1862  WikimediaWikidata
East Weare Batteries At Sy 694 741
artillery batteryPortland Palmerston Forts


Location: 50.5658, -2.4334, KML, Maps
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  • Battle of Weymouth 1645
    battle
  • Battle of Portland 1653
    Commonwealth of England, Dutch Republic, naval battle
  • Battery 200yds (180m) E of the Naval cemetery
    artillery battery
  • Battery approximately 160m NE of East Weare Camp
    artillery battery
  • Battery approximately 80m SE of East Weare Camp
    artillery battery
  • Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery (P3 Verne), 275m south-west of Fancy's Farm
    anti-aircraft battery
  • Light Anti-aircraft battery on Holton Heath, 210m west of Sandford House
    anti-aircraft battery
  • Light Anti-aircraft battery on Holton Heath, 650m south east of Sandford House
    anti-aircraft battery
  • Verne Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery
    artillery battery
  • Verne High Angle Battery
    artillery battery
  • East Weare Battery 1862
    artillery battery
  • Ridgeway Hill Anti-Aircraft Operations Room
    Royal Air Force, bunker
  • Rufus Castle
    castle, tripadvisor
  • Sandsfoot Castle
    castle, fort, tripadvisor
  • Corfe Castle 1100
    National Trust, archaeological site, castle ruin, tripadvisor
  • Portland Castle 1539
    English Heritage, castle, fort, historic house museum, independent museum, military museum, tripadvisor
  • Inner Pierhead Fort
    fort
  • Portland Breakwater Fort
    fort
  • Upton Fort
    fort
  • Verne Citadel 1857
    citadel, fort
  • Nothe Fort 1860
    fort, local authority museum, military museum, tripadvisor
  • Blacknor Fort 1900
    fort
  • Maritime House
    military museum
  • The Keep Military Museum 1877
    independent museum, military museum, tripadvisor
  • The Tank Museum 1947
    military museum, tripadvisor
  • HMS A3
    A-class submarine, submarine, sunken vessel
  • HMS Boadicea
    B-class destroyer, destroyer, shipwreck
  • HMS Delight
    D-class destroyer, destroyer, shipwreck
  • HMS Foylebank
    cargo ship, shipwreck, warship
  • HMS L24
    L-class submarine, submarine, sunken vessel
  • HMT Arfon
    fishing trawler, naval trawler, shipwreck
  • USS LST-507
    LST-491-class tank landing ship, recreational dive site, shipwreck, tank landing ship
  • USS S-24
    S-class submarine, shipwreck, submarine
  • HMS Hood 1891
    Royal Sovereign-class pre-dreadnought battleship, pre-dreadnought battleship, shipwreck
  • HMS Warrior 1917
    shipwreck, steam yacht
  • HMS M2 1918
    M-class submarine, shipwreck, submarine
  • Minerve 1936
    shipwreck, submarine
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1936 Minerve
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East Weare Gun Battery E PortlandEast Weare Gun Battery E Portland
East Weare Gun Battery E PortlandEast Weare Gun Battery E Portland
TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
classgroupPortland Palmerston FortsfortificationWikidata
eventarmed conflict1645Battle of WeymouthbattleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1653Battle of PortlandCommonwealth of England, Dutch Republic, naval battleWikidata
linkpageBritish Listed Buildings page@Wikidata
linkpageGrade I listed building page@Wikidata
linkpageGrade II listed building page@Wikidata
linkpageGrade II listed park and garden page@Wikidata
linkpageGrade II* listed building page@Wikidata
linkpageNational Heritage List for England page@Wikidata
linkpageVictorian Forts and Artillery page@Wikidata
objectwatercraftSM UB-74Type UB III submarine, U-boatWikidata
objectwatercraftUSS LST-531LST-491-class tank landing ship, tank landing shipWikidata
siteartillery batteryBattery 200yds (180m) E of the Naval cemeteryartillery batteryWikidata
siteartillery batteryBattery approximately 160m NE of East Weare Campartillery batteryWikidata
siteartillery batteryBattery approximately 80m SE of East Weare Campartillery batteryWikidata
siteartillery batteryHeavy Anti-Aircraft Battery (P3 Verne), 275m south-west of Fancy's Farmanti-aircraft batteryWikidata
siteartillery batteryLight Anti-aircraft battery on Holton Heath, 210m west of Sandford Houseanti-aircraft batteryWikidata
siteartillery batteryLight Anti-aircraft battery on Holton Heath, 650m south east of Sandford Houseanti-aircraft batteryWikidata
siteartillery batteryVerne Heavy Anti-Aircraft Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
siteartillery batteryVerne High Angle Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
siteartillery battery1862East Weare Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
sitebunkerRidgeway Hill Anti-Aircraft Operations RoomRoyal Air Force, bunkerWikidata
sitecastleRufus Castlecastle, tripadvisorWikidata
sitecastleSandsfoot Castlecastle, fort, tripadvisorWikidata
sitecastle1100Corfe CastleNational Trust, archaeological site, castle ruin, tripadvisorWikidata
sitecastle1539Portland CastleEnglish Heritage, castle, fort, historic house museum, independent museum, military museum, tripadvisorWikidata
sitefortInner Pierhead FortfortWikidata
sitefortPortland Breakwater FortfortWikidata
sitefortUpton FortfortWikidata
sitefort1857Verne Citadelcitadel, fortWikidata
sitefort1860Nothe Fortfort, local authority museum, military museum, tripadvisorWikidata
sitefort1900Blacknor FortfortWikidata
sitemuseumMaritime Housemilitary museumWikidata
sitemuseum1877The Keep Military Museumindependent museum, military museum, tripadvisorWikidata
sitemuseum1947The Tank Museummilitary museum, tripadvisorWikidata
siteshipwreckHMS A3A-class submarine, submarine, sunken vesselWikidata
siteshipwreckHMS BoadiceaB-class destroyer, destroyer, shipwreckWikidata
siteshipwreckHMS DelightD-class destroyer, destroyer, shipwreckWikidata
siteshipwreckHMS Foylebankcargo ship, shipwreck, warshipWikidata
siteshipwreckHMS L24L-class submarine, submarine, sunken vesselWikidata
siteshipwreckHMT Arfonfishing trawler, naval trawler, shipwreckWikidata
siteshipwreckUSS LST-507LST-491-class tank landing ship, recreational dive site, shipwreck, tank landing shipWikidata
siteshipwreckUSS S-24S-class submarine, shipwreck, submarineWikidata
siteshipwreck1891HMS HoodRoyal Sovereign-class pre-dreadnought battleship, pre-dreadnought battleship, shipwreckWikidata
siteshipwreck1917HMS Warriorshipwreck, steam yachtWikidata
siteshipwreck1918HMS M2M-class submarine, shipwreck, submarineWikidata
siteshipwreck1936Minerveshipwreck, submarineWikidata
commonsimageDisused gun emplacement Commons
commonsimageDisused gun emplacement Commons
commonsimageEast Weare Gun Battery E Portland Commons
commonsimageEast Weare Gun Battery E Portland Commons