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English Civil War

Siege of Portland Castle

1646
Dorset, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Dorset, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Royalists c.100–200.
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentarians c.800–1,200
Outcome
Garrison surrenders 1646
The Battle

History & Significance

Portland Castle surrendered to Parliament forces in 1646, completing the reduction of Dorset Royalist coastal garrisons.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Siege of Portland Castle

Portland Castle
Scheduled monument · ~0.4 miles
Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery (P3 Verne), 275m south-west of Fancy's Farm
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 miles
The Verne Citadel
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 miles
Battery 200yds (180m) E of the Naval cemetery
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 miles
RAF Portland, site of Rotor early warning radar station
Scheduled monument · ~0.9 miles
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