Verne (HM Prison)

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Built on the highest point of Portland, the Verne is surrounded by cliffs and a moat, with two entrances - one via a footbridge and one via this tunnel.

View of the moat and western cliff from the south west.

The Verne is one of HM Prisons on Tophill on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England. It occupies a former Army Citadel, built by convicts in the 19th Century to protect Portland Port and Portland Harbour. It is particularly used for prisoners who are foreign nationals. Also, see Verne Citadel.

[edit] External links

• Aerial photo of Verne (HM Prison). Other map and aerial photo sources.
• Page on the HM Prisons website with image that could well be a Giorgio de Chirico painting - pity it is just a thumbnail.
• Historic pictures of the Verne Citadel and Prison

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