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
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East Weare Batteries At Sy 694 741
Portland Palmerston Forts,
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Location: 50.5658, -2.4334, KML, Maps
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Battle of Weymouth 1645
battleBattery approximately 160m NE of East Weare Camp
artillery batteryBattery approximately 80m SE of East Weare Camp
artillery batteryHeavy Anti-Aircraft Battery (P3 Verne), 275m south-west of Fancy's Farm
anti-aircraft batteryLight Anti-aircraft battery on Holton Heath, 210m west of Sandford House
anti-aircraft batteryLight Anti-aircraft battery on Holton Heath, 650m south east of Sandford House
anti-aircraft batteryVerne Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery
artillery batteryVerne High Angle Battery
artillery batteryEast Weare Battery 1862
artillery batteryRidgeway Hill Anti-Aircraft Operations Room
Royal Air Force, bunkerRufus Castle
castle, tripadvisorSandsfoot Castle
castle, fort, tripadvisorCorfe Castle 1100
National Trust, archaeological site, castle ruin, tripadvisorPortland Castle 1539
English Heritage, castle, fort, historic house museum, independent museum, military museum, tripadvisorInner Pierhead Fort
fortPortland Breakwater Fort
fortUpton Fort
fortVerne Citadel 1857
citadel, fortNothe Fort 1860
fort, local authority museum, military museum, tripadvisorBlacknor Fort 1900
fortMaritime House
military museumThe Keep Military Museum 1877
independent museum, military museum, tripadvisorThe Tank Museum 1947
military museum, tripadvisorHMS A3
A-class submarine, submarine, sunken vesselHMS Boadicea
B-class destroyer, destroyer, shipwreckHMS Delight
D-class destroyer, destroyer, shipwreckHMS Foylebank
cargo ship, shipwreck, warshipHMS L24
L-class submarine, submarine, sunken vesselUSS LST-507
LST-491-class tank landing ship, recreational dive site, shipwreck, tank landing shipUSS S-24
S-class submarine, shipwreck, submarineHMS Hood 1891
Royal Sovereign-class pre-dreadnought battleship, pre-dreadnought battleship, shipwreckHMS Warrior 1917
shipwreck, steam yachtHMS M2 1918
M-class submarine, shipwreck, submarineMinerve 1936
shipwreck, submarine
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Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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class | group | Portland Palmerston Forts | fortification | Wikidata | |
event | armed conflict | 1645 | Battle of Weymouth | battle | Wikidata |
event | armed conflict | 1653 | Battle of Portland | Commonwealth of England, Dutch Republic, naval battle | Wikidata |
link | page | British Listed Buildings page@ | Wikidata | ||
link | page | Grade I listed building page@ | Wikidata | ||
link | page | Grade II listed building page@ | Wikidata | ||
link | page | Grade II listed park and garden page@ | Wikidata | ||
link | page | Grade II* listed building page@ | Wikidata | ||
link | page | National Heritage List for England page@ | Wikidata | ||
link | page | Victorian Forts and Artillery page@ | Wikidata | ||
object | watercraft | SM UB-74 | Type UB III submarine, U-boat | Wikidata | |
object | watercraft | USS LST-531 | LST-491-class tank landing ship, tank landing ship | Wikidata | |
site | artillery battery | Battery 200yds (180m) E of the Naval cemetery | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
site | artillery battery | Battery approximately 160m NE of East Weare Camp | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
site | artillery battery | Battery approximately 80m SE of East Weare Camp | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
site | artillery battery | Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery (P3 Verne), 275m south-west of Fancy's Farm | anti-aircraft battery | Wikidata | |
site | artillery battery | Light Anti-aircraft battery on Holton Heath, 210m west of Sandford House | anti-aircraft battery | Wikidata | |
site | artillery battery | Light Anti-aircraft battery on Holton Heath, 650m south east of Sandford House | anti-aircraft battery | Wikidata | |
site | artillery battery | Verne Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
site | artillery battery | Verne High Angle Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
site | artillery battery | 1862 | East Weare Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
site | bunker | Ridgeway Hill Anti-Aircraft Operations Room | Royal Air Force, bunker | Wikidata | |
site | castle | Rufus Castle | castle, tripadvisor | Wikidata | |
site | castle | Sandsfoot Castle | castle, fort, tripadvisor | Wikidata | |
site | castle | 1100 | Corfe Castle | National Trust, archaeological site, castle ruin, tripadvisor | Wikidata |
site | castle | 1539 | Portland Castle | English Heritage, castle, fort, historic house museum, independent museum, military museum, tripadvisor | Wikidata |
site | fort | Inner Pierhead Fort | fort | Wikidata | |
site | fort | Portland Breakwater Fort | fort | Wikidata | |
site | fort | Upton Fort | fort | Wikidata | |
site | fort | 1857 | Verne Citadel | citadel, fort | Wikidata |
site | fort | 1860 | Nothe Fort | fort, local authority museum, military museum, tripadvisor | Wikidata |
site | fort | 1900 | Blacknor Fort | fort | Wikidata |
site | museum | Maritime House | military museum | Wikidata | |
site | museum | 1877 | The Keep Military Museum | independent museum, military museum, tripadvisor | Wikidata |
site | museum | 1947 | The Tank Museum | military museum, tripadvisor | Wikidata |
site | shipwreck | HMS A3 | A-class submarine, submarine, sunken vessel | Wikidata | |
site | shipwreck | HMS Boadicea | B-class destroyer, destroyer, shipwreck | Wikidata | |
site | shipwreck | HMS Delight | D-class destroyer, destroyer, shipwreck | Wikidata | |
site | shipwreck | HMS Foylebank | cargo ship, shipwreck, warship | Wikidata | |
site | shipwreck | HMS L24 | L-class submarine, submarine, sunken vessel | Wikidata | |
site | shipwreck | HMT Arfon | fishing trawler, naval trawler, shipwreck | Wikidata | |
site | shipwreck | USS LST-507 | LST-491-class tank landing ship, recreational dive site, shipwreck, tank landing ship | Wikidata | |
site | shipwreck | USS S-24 | S-class submarine, shipwreck, submarine | Wikidata | |
site | shipwreck | 1891 | HMS Hood | Royal Sovereign-class pre-dreadnought battleship, pre-dreadnought battleship, shipwreck | Wikidata |
site | shipwreck | 1917 | HMS Warrior | shipwreck, steam yacht | Wikidata |
site | shipwreck | 1918 | HMS M2 | M-class submarine, shipwreck, submarine | Wikidata |
site | shipwreck | 1936 | Minerve | shipwreck, submarine | Wikidata |
commons | image | Disused gun emplacement | Commons | ||
commons | image | Disused gun emplacement | Commons | ||
commons | image | East Weare Gun Battery E Portland | Commons | ||
commons | image | East Weare Gun Battery E Portland | Commons |