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Description: Portland Castle Built by Henry VIII in the 1540s as a coastal defence against the French and Spanish. It was used as a prison during the Civil War, a sea-plane station in WWI, and a command post during WWII. It is now owned by English Heritage and is open to the public daily.
Title: Portland Castle - geograph.org.uk - 425603
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Author: Mike Smith
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