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Location: Portland, Weymouth And Portland, Dorset, South West England, England, United Kingdom

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Mike Cree

November 22, 2024

The Verne High Angle Battery is a former 19th-century gun battery on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England. Situated close to the Verne Citadel, the battery is Grade II Listed,and forms part of the citadel's scheduled monument status. The battery has become a tourist attraction,while the battery's tunnels are often referred to by their local name 'Ghost Tunnel'

Angelika

July 12, 2025

A small path from there leads back into town.

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Location: Portland, Weymouth And Portland, Dorset, South West England, England, United Kingdom

Verne High Angle Battery

1. West Cliff, Jurassic Coast – Church Ope Cove loop from Southwell

2. Jubilee Clock Tower Weymouth – Weymouth Town Bridge loop from Easton

3. World War I Memorial – Verne High Angle Battery loop from Fortuneswell

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