Fortuneswell, Dorset, UK. 24th June, 2017. Portlanders awoke to the relief of a cooling sea-mist which lingered over Fortuneswell all day Credit: stuart fretwell/Alamy Live News
The village of Fortuneswell nestles under glowering cliffs on the Isle of Portland. It featured in Thomas Hardy's novel, The Trumpet Major. Hardy observed that - because of the steep site - one man's chimney is his neighbour's doorstep. The name comes from the spring (well) which still flows to this day. Because of its position, in the lea of a steep hill, there are several months in the winter when the sun doesn't rise high enough above the hilltops for it to shine into some Fortuneswell gardens.
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Location: Fortuneswell, Portland, Dorset, uk
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