St Andrew's Church, Portland

The ruins of St. Andrew's Church in 1995.

St Andrew's Church is a ruined church located above Church Ope Cove on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. St Andrew's was Portland's first parish church and remained as such until the mid-18th century. It is now one of the island's prime historical sites,[1][2] and is a Grade II* Listed Building and a Scheduled Monument.[3] The southern retaining wall of the churchyard is also Grade II Listed,[4] as are three remaining churchyard monuments, approximately 7 metres south of the church.[5]

  1. ^ "History and Heritage of Portland in Dorset". Visitweymouth.co.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
  2. ^ Anthony Houghton. "Church Ope Cove and Penn's Weare - Information & Photographs". Strolling Guides. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1205384)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  4. ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1205401)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  5. ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1281853)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 September 2015.