Portland Breakwater Fort

50°35′06″N 2°24′51″W / 50.5849°N 2.4141°W / 50.5849; -2.4141

Portland Breakwater Fort
Portland Breakwater Fort

The Portland Breakwater Fort is a 19th-century fort, built between 1868-1875 to defend Portland Harbour, Dorset, England. It is located on the outer breakwater of the harbour and has been Grade II Listed since 1978.[1] The fort is not open to the public and remains derelict.[2] On the opposite side of the next stretch of the breakwater is the Portland Breakwater Lighthouse.

  1. ^ Good Stuff IT Services. "Breakwater Fort - Portland - Dorset - England". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  2. ^ Breakwater Fort. "Dorset - History - Breakwater Fort". BBC. Retrieved 25 January 2013.