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Latitude: 50.5638 / 50°33'49"N
Longitude: -2.4382 / 2°26'17"W
OS Eastings: 369062
OS Northings: 73874
OS Grid: SY690738
Mapcode National: GBR PZ.2FNF
Mapcode Global: FRA 57SK.V9X
Plus Code: 9C2VHH76+GP
Entry Name: The Citadel, North Entrance
Listing Date: 17 May 1993
Grade: II*
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1206120
English Heritage Legacy ID: 382026
ID on this website: 101206120
Location: Fortuneswell, Dorset, DT5
County: Dorset
Civil Parish: Portland
Built-Up Area: Fortuneswell
Traditional County: Dorset
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Dorset
Church of England Parish: Portland All Saints
Church of England Diocese: Salisbury
Tagged with: Architectural structure
PORTLAND
SY6873 THE CITADEL, The Verne
969-1/3/172 (South side)
The Citadel, North Entrance
GV II*
Entrance to former military citadel, now prison. Dated 1880,
possibly from the office of Capt. E Crossman, RE, general
designer of The Citadel. Portland ashlar. Bold elliptical
moulded arch set between broad plain abutments with plinth and
small recessed gun slit, and under heavy attic course on
roll-moulding; return each side to main retaining and abutment
walls of The Citadel. Above the crown of the arch a high
relief carved Royal Arms. Inner order of moulded arch on
responds and with pair of iron gates and side railings opens
to barrel-vaulted section with 3 cross ribs, then lower
segmental moulded arch with square head and spandrels with VR
1880 beneath 4 recessed vertical gun slits. This gives to long
barrel-vaulted tunnel through which the road climbs to the
inner arch which is semi-circular with heavily rusticated
quoins and voussoirs set in rock-faced squared stone under
heavy roll-mould parapet; from the E side a long flight of
plain stone steps between ashlar walls to weathered copings
descends to roadway from main Citadel level.
Listing NGR: SY6906273874
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