Portland Harbour defences
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The Portland Harbour defences are a network of Victorian and later coastal fortifications in Dorset, England, built to protect the strategic naval anchorage of Portland Harbour.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal defence system
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military fortification network ⓘ |
| armamentType |
anti-aircraft guns
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breech-loading guns ⓘ coast artillery guns ⓘ rifled muzzle-loading guns ⓘ searchlights ⓘ |
| builtFor |
defence of Portland Harbour
ⓘ
defence of naval dockyard facilities at Portland ⓘ protection of Royal Navy anchorage ⓘ |
| constructedDuring |
19th century
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Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse |
heritage attraction
ⓘ
scheduled monument sites ⓘ |
| designedToCounter |
French naval threat in the 19th century
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German naval threat in the early 20th century ⓘ |
| expandedDuring |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Bincleaves Batteries
NERFINISHED
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Blacknor Battery NERFINISHED ⓘ Chesil Beach gun positions NERFINISHED ⓘ East Weare Batteries NERFINISHED ⓘ East Weare Camp NERFINISHED ⓘ Inner Pierhead Fort NERFINISHED ⓘ Nothe Fort NERFINISHED ⓘ Outer Pierhead Fort NERFINISHED ⓘ Portland Breakwater Fort NERFINISHED ⓘ The Verne Citadel NERFINISHED ⓘ The Verne High Angle Battery NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II anti-aircraft batteries around Portland ⓘ coast artillery searchlight emplacements ⓘ minefield control positions in Portland Harbour ⓘ submarine defence nets and associated works ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
some components are Listed Buildings
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some components are Scheduled Monuments ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dorset
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England ⓘ Isle of Portland NERFINISHED ⓘ Jurassic Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Portland Harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Portland Harbour
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Weymouth Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
British coastal defences
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defences of the English Channel ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
defence of Channel approaches to Portsmouth and Devonport
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protection of English Channel naval routes ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British Army
ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ coast artillery units ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
World War I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
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