Portland Castle, a superbly preserved Tudor fort, built in the reign of Henry VIII to defend Portland Harbour from invasion. Dorset, England, UK.

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Overlooking Portland Harbour in Dorset stands one of Henry VIII’s finest coastal fortifications, it was built in the early 1540s to protect the Isle of Portland and its strategically important harbour against French and Spanish invasion. This superbly preserved Tudor artillery fort is now in the care of English Heritage.

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Size: 4287px × 2848px
Location: Portland Castle, Castle Road, Castletown, Isle of Portland, Dorset, England, Great Britain, GB.
Photo credit: © Andrew Wood / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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