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  2. Isle of Portland - Wikipedia

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    The Isle of Portland is a tied island, 6 kilometres (4 mi) long by 2.7 kilometres (1.7 mi) wide, in the English Channel. [2] The southern tip, Portland Bill, lies 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of the resort of Weymouth, forming the southernmost point of the county of Dorset, England.

  3. Trinity House Obelisk - Wikipedia

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    The Trinity House Obelisk, also known as the Trinity House Landmark, is a 19th-century obelisk located at Portland Bill, on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. Built as a daymark, it has been Grade II Listed since 1978. [1] The obelisk was built in 1844 to warn ships off the coast of Portland Bill.

  4. Chiswell Earthworks - Wikipedia

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    Chiswell Earthworks is a land sculpture, located on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. It is found above Chesil Beach's most southerly part Chesil Cove, at the end of the promenade sea wall, towards West Weares. It was created by John Maine RA, between 1986 and 1993. [1]

  5. Tout Quarry - Wikipedia

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    Tout Quarry, now known as Tout Quarry Sculpture Park and Nature Reserve, is a sculpture park and nature reserve based within a disused quarry on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. It is located within the north-west corner of Tophill. The sculpture park has existed since 1983, while the site also become a nature reserve around 2004.

  6. King's Pier - Wikipedia

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    King's Pier as it remains today. King's Pier is a 17th-century stone shipping quay, located on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England; part of the Jurassic Coast.It is found at the boundary point of the land owned by Portland Port Ltd, on the east side of the island within the area of East Weares.

  7. Nicodemus Knob - Wikipedia

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    Nicodemus Knob is a 30-feet pillar of Portland stone, left as a landmark and quarrying relic at East Cliff on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. A similar artificial pillar formed through quarrying is Pulpit Rock at Portland Bill. [1]

  8. Portland Bill - Wikipedia

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    Portland Bill is a narrow promontory (or bill) at the southern end of the Isle of Portland, and the southernmost point of Dorset, England. One of Portland's most popular destinations is Portland Bill Lighthouse. Portland's coast has been notorious for the number of shipwrecked vessels over the centuries.

  9. Pennsylvania Castle - Wikipedia

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    Pennsylvania Castle is a Gothic Revival mansion on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England.It is located in Wakeham and overlooks Church Ope Cove.The castle is Grade II Listed, [1] as is the adjacent gatehouse and lodges, which are now in separate ownership.

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