Construction on the Citadel began in 1857, mainly by prisoners, and a number of modifications were made after the Royal Commission of defences in 1859. Underground Sites: 0: May 25, 2013: Report - Portland Port - Underground Comms HQ (with added Breakwater extra free!) Verne High Angle Battery, Portland This battery was constructed in the 1890s on the high ground between the Verne Citadel and the stone quarries on the penninsula of Portland in Dorset. Cheyne House sits exposed on top of the cliffs above Freshwater Bay. Portland, Dorset No Access A single story, underground operations block constructed in 1950 as part of a project to provided complete radar cover for the UK, it went in to operation in 1953. The tunnels are cut from the same Portland stone that built St Paul’s and the UN building in New York, whose embedded fossils inspired the first theories of extinction in the 17th century. The film "The Damned" was filmed partly on Portland in the Freshwater Bay area - click here for details of this film. It was armed with six 9-inch guns in concrete emplacements which are located in … Portland Rotor Radar Station. The battery has become a tourist attraction, while the battery's tunnels are often referred to by their local name 'Ghost Tunnels'. There is a great picture of Cheyne House taken in 1962 to be seen by clicking here. Reports; Images; ... At 70 feet below ground level it was the deepest ROTOR underground facility and instead of the usual steps at the rear of the guardhouse and a long sloping tunnel into the bunker, Portland was equipped with a lift and an iron staircase winding round it. The Shanghai Tunnels, or the Portland Underground, date back to the nineteenth century when they were used to store supplies carried by ships docked in the port. We've rounded up the best caves and mines in Isle Of Portland in our quest to discover brilliant family attractions and places to visit near you. Report - Portland Victorian tunnel, Portland Dorset, Oct 2016. The Verne High Angle Battery is a former 19th-century gun battery on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England.Situated close to the Verne Citadel, the battery is Grade II Listed, and forms part of the citadel's scheduled monument status. Eden Portland invites you to explore a subterranean labyrinth - a complex of mine tunnels that will be transformed into an unparalleled immersive space. Dorset. The Portland CEW Radar Station was constructed between 1950 and 1951, the site came in to operation in 1953. A detailed account of this filming including a picture of Shirley Ann Field standing outside Cheyne House can be seen here.. The Verne Citadel, Portland The Verne Citadel dominates the highest point of the peninsula of Portland, just west of Weymouth harbour in Dorset. Under the new proposals, there will be nearly a linear kilometre of underground ‘gallery’ space with a labyrinth of tunnels allowing visitors to explore the dramatic history of life on earth. The site consist of a single story, underground operations block, access to this underground area was from a purpose built bungalow on the surface, this was a reinforced concrete building with a local Portland stone finish.