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Verne High Angle Battery

Weymouth And Portland

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Verne High Angle Battery

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Verne High Angle Battery

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

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MCW73

November 22, 2024

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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

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A small path from there leads back into town.

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Elevation 180 m

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Wednesday 6 May

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