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The fort was decommissioned in 1956 and is now privately owned and split into three separate properties, one of which was built on top of one of the two gun emplacements. Two small gun emplacements and an observation post survive outside the fort's perimeter on the cliff edge.
81:. The gunners at Blacknor Fort were ordered not to open fire for fear of hitting the Allied troops. More than 600 American soldiers and seamen drowned by the end of the night, many were pulled down by the weight of their own equipment.
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and the other naval institutions on the island. The fort was operational during both World Wars with two 9.2-inch guns. During
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106:"Quick facts about the Jurassic Coast"
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524:Verne Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery
409:King Barrow Quarry Nature Reserve
419:Perryfield Quarry Nature Reserve
384:Broadcroft Quarry Nature Reserve
1159:Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre
591:Portland Breakwater Lighthouse
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564:Lighthouses, daymarks and NCI
856:Working and disused quarries
301:Beaches and coastal features
154:"Blacknor, Portland, Dorset"
648:Governor's Community Garden
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730:Southwell Methodist Chapel
434:Tout Quarry Sculpture Park
394:Culverwell Mesolithic Site
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956:Great Southwell Landslip
586:Portland Bill Lighthouse
529:Verne High Angle Battery
495:Portland Breakwater Fort
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760:United Reformed Church
638:Chiswell Walled Garden
475:East Weare Rifle Range
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807:Folly Pier Waterworks
596:Trinity House Obelisk
576:Old Higher Lighthouse
353:Portland Raised Beach
210:Settlements and areas
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935:Portland United F.C.
781:Royal Naval Cemetery
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581:Old Lower Lighthouse
514:Royal Naval Hospital
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914:The Old Engine Shed
669:The Captain's House
622:HM Prison The Verne
545:Pennsylvania Castle
505:RNAS Portland (HMS
485:Inner Pierhead Fort
429:Royal Manor Theatre
399:Fancy's Family Farm
389:Chiswell Earthworks
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909:Merchant's Railway
878:King Barrow Quarry
873:Coombefield Quarry
827:Portland Windmills
750:St. Peter's Church
740:St George's Church
735:St Andrew's Church
689:St George's Centre
674:The Cove House Inn
612:HM Prison Portland
465:East Weare Battery
156:. Geoffkirby.co.uk
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1674:Egmont Point
1669:Egmont Bight
1622:Hobarrow Bay
1484:Chaldon Hill
1392:Weymouth Bay
1191:Chesil Beach
1144:The Spittles
1064:Weston Mouth
1039:Danger Point
555:Rufus Castle
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237:Ferry Bridge
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1714:Anvil Point
1549:Bindon Hill
1519:Pinion Rock
1504:Durdle Door
1479:White Nothe
1450:Perry Ledge
1415:Jordan Hill
1410:Furzy Cliff
1317:King's Pier
1312:Durdle Pier
1277:Pulpit Rock
1267:Mutton Cove
1242:Chesil Cove
1104:Ware Cliffs
888:Tout Quarry
817:King's Pier
797:Durdle Pier
377:Attractions
358:Pulpit Rock
348:Mutton Cove
323:Chesil Cove
1818:Categories
1788:50°32′37″N
1664:Swyre Head
1627:Kimmeridge
1617:Brandy Bay
1587:Cow Corner
1564:Arish Mell
1529:Stair Hole
1524:Dungy Head
1494:Swyre Head
1489:Bat's Head
1445:Bran Point
1435:Black Head
1322:Folly Pier
1224:Chickerell
1214:Abbotsbury
1181:Eype Mouth
1166:Golden Cap
1122:Lyme Regis
1094:Pinhay Bay
1069:Branscombe
1044:Ladram Bay
1029:Otter Cove
1006:East Devon
802:Folly Pier
480:HMS Osprey
287:West Cliff
217:Castletown
138:23 October
89:References
61:to defend
1791:2°27′14″W
1642:Hen Cliff
1607:Gad Cliff
1455:Ringstead
1425:Broadrock
1397:Greenhill
1327:Salt Pans
1307:Jurassica
1292:Cave Hole
1247:Tar Rocks
1219:Gore Cove
1154:Charmouth
1149:Black Ven
1074:Beer Head
1049:High Peak
1019:Sandy Bay
832:Red Crane
769:Memorials
404:Jurassica
363:Salt Pans
313:Cave Hole
272:Underhill
262:Southwell
247:The Grove
41:village.
1699:East Man
1689:West Man
1559:Mupe Bay
1352:Weymouth
1262:Blacknor
1252:Clay Ope
1199:West Bay
1139:Lyme Bay
1054:Sidmouth
842:Sureline
790:Industry
698:Churches
448:Military
227:Clay Ope
222:Chiswell
59:Lyme Bay
1734:Swanage
1694:Winspit
1612:Tyneham
1171:Seatown
902:Railway
631:Gardens
605:Prisons
538:Castles
282:Wakeham
267:Tophill
79:E-boats
45:History
33:on the
1114:Dorset
1089:Seaton
944:Events
928:Sports
507:Osprey
292:Weston
232:Easton
39:Weston
1084:Beer
162:2012
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