Portland Castle, Dorset, 2004. Artist: Historic England Staff Photographer.

Portland Castle, Dorset, 2004. Artist: Historic England Staff Photographer.

2-632-540 - Historic England/Heritage Images

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


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. Historic England Staff Photographer, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. King Henry VIII: British; English: King of England

Medium
  1. Photograph

Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe United Kingdom England Dorset Portland

  1. 50 33 00 N , 002 27 00 W

Category Hierarchy

Locations & Buildings Castles


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5146x3370
File Size : 50,807kb


Aliases

  1. K981929
  1. 0250003997
  1. 2-632-540
  1. 2632540
  1. K981929


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