Isle of Portland
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The Isle of Portland is a tied island, 6 kilometres long by 2.7 kilometres wide, in the English Channel. The southern tip, Portland Bill, lies 8 kilometres south of the resort of Weymouth, forming the
The Isle of Portland viewed from Portland Harbour
Portland Castle was built to defend Portland in the 16th century.
Portland Harbour was home to the Royal Navy. Their former barracks are in the foreground.
Portland Community Venue, Three Yards Close, Fortuneswell
Portland stone
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Portland stone is a limestone geological formation dating to the Tithonian age of the Late Jurassic that is quarried on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England. The quarries are cut in beds of white-g
Isle of Portland
…Portland is a central part of the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site on the Dorset and east Devon coast, important for its geology and landforms. Portland stone, a limestone famous for its use in British and world architecture, including St Paul's Cathedral and the United Nations Headquarters, continues to be…
Portland stone quarry on the Isle of Portland
The Cenotaph, in Whitehall, London, is made from Portland stone
The tramway incline from the Admiralty Quarry seen from Castletown, Portland
Portland stone quarry on the Isle of Portland, Dorset.