Title

Portland Castle, Dorset, 2004

Caption

Portland Castle, Dorset, 2004. View of the castle across the sea from the north. Portland Castle was built as an artillery fort by Henry VIII in the 1540s to protect Weymouth harbour against French and Spanish invasion.

Date

2004

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England Archive

Reference

HRM19B06_030

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

49,9Mb (1,7Mb) / 17,2in x 11,2in / 5170 x 3374 (300dpi)

Keywords

exterior sea water coast building buildings England fort architecture coastal country British geography English castle color colour defence fortress fortification location Portland century Britain battlements outside Dorset Tudor 21st century 16th century sixteenth century English Heritage 2000s Device Forts geographical feature Portland Castle TGN King of England photograph Isle of Portland King Henry VIII Henry VIII Historic England Staff Photographer King Henry VIII photograph