Castletown, Dorset

Castletown, Dorset

Castletown is a small village in Underhill on the Isle of Portland in Dorset. It has a sandy beach and has a working port, Portland Port. The village itself is on the shores of Portland Harbour, and includes Portland Castle and the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy. The village has a long naval history, and the Royal Navy had a base in the harbour until 1999. Now Portland Port is commercial, whilst still servicing and berthing Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships.

External links

* [http://www.weymouth-pictures.co.uk/dor/por/cas/pic_castletown.htm Pictures of Castletown]
* [http://www.isleofportlandpictures.org.uk/StreetScenes/ Archive photographs of Castletown, Portland]


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