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Portland Bill Dorset Map

Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West

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Place	Portland Bill
Traditional County	Dorset
Region	South West
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	50.517329
Longitude	-2.455664
Place Type	Hamlet

About Portland Bill

Portland Bill commands the jagged tip of a limestone peninsula where the sea endlessly worries the stubborn edges of the earth. It lies 2.9 miles south-south-west of Fortuneswell (from Fortuneswell: bearing 192°T, OS grid SY 677 687), and is situated south-west of Southwell village. Salt-crusted winds scour the low-lying terrain, leaving the sparse grass to cling tenaciously to the thin, chalky soil. A traveller approaching the headland finds the iconic Portland Bill Lighthouse rising as a stark, red-and-white sentinel against the restless grey of the English Channel. Beyond the reach of the lantern, the Portland Open Fields offer a rugged expanse of ancient, strip-cultivated earth that speaks of a long-standing human struggle to harvest life from the rock. The air here holds a sharp, metallic clarity, sharpened by the proximity of the swirling tides that collide with relentless force at the Bill. Further inland, the quiet remnants of the Portland Bill Stone Loading Quay suggest a time when the island’s heavy, pale stone was hewn and shipped to build the great monuments of the capital. Portland Bill remains a place of profound exposure, where the horizon feels vast and the land seems perpetually on the point of drifting out into the deep.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Portland Bill Lighthouse (Attraction) — 0.2 mi, 188° S
Portland Bill Stone Loading Quay (Scheduled Monument) — 0.3 mi, 138° SE
Portland Open Fields (Scheduled Monument) — 0.3 mi, 030° NNE · 13 ha
Portland Bill (Viewpoint) — 0.3 mi, 188° S
Trinity House Obelisk (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 190° S
Mesolithic Sites Near Culver Well (Scheduled Monument) — 0.5 mi, 067° ENE · 14 ha
God Nore (Wetland) — 1.0 mi, 055° NE
Weston Green (Park) — 1.6 mi, 020° NNE
Blacknor (Wetland) — 1.6 mi, 002° N
Isle Of Portland Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.8 mi, 028° NNE · 352 ha
Church Ope Cove (Beach) — 1.9 mi, 042° NE
John Penn's Bath (Historic Ruins) — 1.9 mi, 038° NE
Portland Museum (Museum) — 1.9 mi, 035° NE
Easton Gardens (Park) — 2.1 mi, 026° NNE
Durdle Pier (Historic Ruins) — 2.5 mi, 042° NE
Memory Stones (Public Artwork) — 2.6 mi, 013° NNE
Nicodemus Heights Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.0 mi, 025° NNE · 8 ha
Royal Manor Theatre (Theatre) — 3.1 mi, 008° N
Chiswell Walled Garden (Attraction) — 3.1 mi, 006° N
Fancy's Family Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 3.1 mi, 020° NNE
The Verne (Hill / Mountain) — 3.3 mi, 017° NNE
Castletown Beach (Beach) — 3.6 mi, 011° N
Castletown D-Day Centre (Museum) — 3.6 mi, 008° N
Weymouth Museum (Museum) — 6.1 mi, 001° N
Tudor House (Museum) — 6.1 mi, 001° N
The Warehouse Theatre (Theatre) — 6.1 mi, 002° N
Nothe Fort (Museum) — 6.2 mi, 005° N
King's Statue (Monument) — 6.5 mi, 001° N
The Swannery (Lake / Reservoir) — 6.6 mi, 360° N
Granby Fun Factory (Attraction) — 6.9 mi, 348° NNW

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