Fort · near Fortuneswell · Dorset

Verne High Angle Battery

Verne High Angle Battery is an artillery battery in Portland, Weymouth and Portland, Dorset. Head 100 m southeast of Fortuneswell to reach it. It is on the official list as a Grade II listed building.

Where

100 m

southeast of Fortuneswell

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Oct

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Fort near Fortuneswell

Just outside Fortuneswell

Verne High Angle Battery is 100 m southeast of Fortuneswell. Towns near it ↓

Grade II listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Fortuneswell has 78 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

How the seasons run

Expect highs of 17–22°C in Fortuneswell from May to October.

Jan10° / 4°83 mm

Feb10° / 4°51 mm

Mar12° / 4°51 mm

Apr14° / 5°45 mm

May18° / 8°45 mm

Jun20° / 11°41 mm

Jul22° / 12°45 mm

Aug22° / 13°44 mm

Sep20° / 12°50 mm

Oct17° / 10°75 mm

Nov14° / 7°85 mm

Dec11° / 5°88 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Fortuneswell, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Fortuneswell. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Fortuneswell’s full climate →

About

Verne High Angle Battery

Articles on it exist in 2 languages. Nearby, Portland Castle (1.5 km) heads a list of 32 within 15 km.

Fortuneswell’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Fort
Listed: Grade II listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: 100 m southeast of Fortuneswell
Official site: pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1387753

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Verne High Angle Battery on the map

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Verne High Angle Battery is the orange one.

Towns near it

Towns near Verne High Angle Battery

Of these 5 towns, the largest is Weymouth (55,540 people). All of these towns include it on their pages.

1 · 100 m northwest of it

Fortuneswell

4,554 people · 23 places to visit

2 · 500 m southeast of it

Grove

1,032 people · 16 places to visit

3 · 500 m south of it

Weston

5,208 people · 17 places to visit

4 · 2.6 km south of it

Southwell

1,700 people · 16 places to visit

Compare the 5 towns

Town	Where Verne High Angle Battery is	People	Places to visit
Fortuneswell	100 m northwest of it	4,554	23
Grove	500 m southeast of it	1,032	16
Weston	500 m south of it	5,208	17
Southwell	2.6 km south of it	1,700	16
Weymouth	3.6 km north of it	55,540	26

Make a day of it

Also within reach

A visit can add 4 castles, 3 museums and a fort, from 32 places within 15 km.

Castle · English HeritagePortland Castle1.5 km away 2

CastleRufus Castle2.1 km away 3

CastleSandsfoot Castle4.6 km away 4

MuseumPortland Museum2 km away 5

CastlePennsylvania Castle2.1 km away 6

MuseumTout Quarry1 km away 7

FortThe Verne Citadel500 m away 8

MuseumNothe Fort5.5 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Your questions on Verne High Angle Battery

Where is Verne High Angle Battery?

Verne High Angle Battery is 100 m southeast of Fortuneswell, Dorset.

What is Verne High Angle Battery?

Artillery battery in Portland, Weymouth and Portland, Dorset, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Verne High Angle Battery?

May to October are the warmest months in Fortuneswell, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Verne High Angle Battery a listed building?

Yes: Grade II listed building.

What else is there to see near Verne High Angle Battery?

Within 15 km: Portland Castle (1.5 km), Rufus Castle (2.1 km), Sandsfoot Castle (4.6 km) and Portland Museum (2 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Portland Castle: Mark.murphy at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rufus Castle: Mike Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sandsfoot Castle: Ajsmith141, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Portland Museum: Mike Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Pennsylvania Castle: Mike Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tout Quarry: Ajsmith141, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Verne Citadel: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Nothe Fort: Stephen Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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