Portland is famous for its Portland stone and Portland cement and a visitor to Portland will see the quarries on his or travels.
Portland even has its own breed of sheep.
Portland Bill joins
Chesil Beach and is almost an island made from limestone. The scenery
is more rugged than mainland proper but it does have some rather unique
features and interesting places. The scenery is absolutely stunning
too. Portland Bill lighthouse is a very impressive building and has a
visitor centre and is open for tours.
There is still a
prison on the island and Portland has its own port and some rather
unique churches and buildings. The British have a fascination with
islands or bits of land that stick out into the sea but Portland Bill
is a fascinating place and with some unique qualities of its own.
More details can be found at:
www.portlandbill.co.uk/
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