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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.
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 .
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Culverwell Mesolithic Site is a Mesolithic settlement, located on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. It is found in the local area known as Culverwell, along the Portland Bill Road. [ 1 ] It is within an area of unspoiled countryside, with no past quarrying.
Verne Citadel is a 19th-century citadel on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. Located on the highest point of Portland, Verne Hill, it sits in a commanding position overlooking Portland Harbour, which it was built to defend. In 1949, it became HM Prison The Verne.
Fortuneswell is the largest of eight villages on the Isle of Portland, just off the coast of Dorset in the English Channel. The village lies on steeply sloping land on the northern edge of the island ( Underhill ), where Chesil Beach , the tombolo which connects the island to the mainland, joins the island.
Portland stone is a limestone geological formation (formally named the Portland Stone Formation [1]) dating to the Tithonian age of the Late Jurassic that is quarried on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England. [1] The quarries are cut in beds of white-grey limestone separated by chert beds.
MOD Portland Bill is a Ministry of Defence site, managed by QinetiQ, used for magnetic measurement on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. The facility is situated at Portland Bill , where tests can be performed well away from stray electric and magnetic fields.