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Defending the Harbour - the Verne High Angle Battery and its tunnels

The Verne High Angle Battery, Portland

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- The price of this experience is £19 per person

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Perched high above Portland Harbour, the Verne High Angle Battery was one of Britain’s most unusual and powerful coastal defences. Constructed in the late 19th century, its massive guns were designed to fire shells in a steep arc, plunging down onto enemy vessels below - a revolutionary respo...

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Upcoming sessions

4 available

Sunday March 15

11:00 - 12:30 11 of 20 places remaining

Saturday March 07

11:00 - 12:30 0 of 20 places remaining

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