place

Tout Quarry

Buildings and structures in DorsetDorset Wildlife Trust reservesIsle of PortlandJurassic CoastQuarries in Dorset
Sculpture gardens, trails and parks in the United KingdomTourist attractions in DorsetUse British English from February 2023
Isle of Portland Tout Quarry Landscape
Isle of Portland Tout Quarry Landscape

Tout Quarry, now known as Tout Quarry Sculpture Park and Nature Reserve, is a sculpture park and nature reserve based within a disused quarry on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. It is located within the north-west corner of Tophill. The sculpture park has existed since 1983, while the site also become a nature reserve around 2004. To date, the quarry displays a collection of various carvings and works in Portland stone.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Tout Quarry (License: CC BY-SA 3.0, Authors, Images).

Geographical coordinates (GPS)

Latitude Longitude
N 50.5531 ° E -2.4446 °
placeShow on map

Address

Tout Quarry Reserve & Sculpture Park

Yeates Roundabout
DT5 2AF , Portland
England, United Kingdom
mapOpen on Google Maps

Website
dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk

linkVisit website

linkWikiData (Q7829416)
linkOpenStreetMap (146415733)

Isle of Portland Tout Quarry Landscape
Isle of Portland Tout Quarry Landscape
Share experience

Nearby Places

Isle of Portland
Isle of Portland

The Isle of Portland is a tied island, 6 kilometres (4 mi) long by 2.7 kilometres (1.7 mi) wide, in the English Channel. The southern tip, Portland Bill lies 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of the resort of Weymouth, forming the southernmost point of the county of Dorset, England. A barrier beach called Chesil Beach joins Portland with mainland England. The A354 road passes down the Portland end of the beach and then over the Fleet Lagoon by bridge to the mainland. The population of Portland is 13,417.Portland is a central part of the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site on the Dorset and east Devon coast, important for its geology and landforms. Portland stone, a limestone famous for its use in British and world architecture, including St Paul's Cathedral and the United Nations Headquarters, continues to be quarried here. Portland Harbour, in between Portland and Weymouth, is one of the largest man-made harbours in the world. The harbour was made by the building of stone breakwaters between 1848 and 1905. From its inception it was a Royal Navy base, and played prominent roles during the First and Second World Wars; ships of the Royal Navy and NATO countries worked up and exercised in its waters until 1995. The harbour is now a civilian port and popular recreation area, and was used for the 2012 Olympic Games. The name Portland is used for one of the British Sea Areas, and has been exported as the name of North American and Australian towns.