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	This article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article on May 17, 2009.
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The history section mentions Vikings in the 8th century, then jumps to Henry VIII building Portland Castle in the 16th century. This is odd, because Rufus Castle (15th century on 12th century foundations) has its own wikipedia page. It should be referred to and linked to.Dean1954 (talk) 13:12, 17 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Dean1954 might you be able to do the editing you suggest?SovalValtos (talk) 13:27, 17 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I could insert a reference to Rufus castle. I'm not sure about putting in a link.Dean1954 (talk) 14:25, 20 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Dean1954: If you are unsure about the mechanics of linking or editing, what you might do is draft a sentence or two here in this conversation. Then one of us could incorporate it into the article. Feline Hymnic (talk) 11:47, 21 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Rufus Castle, also known erroneously as Bow & Arrow Castle, stands on a promontory over Church Ope Cove, which was the normal landing place before the 19th C. construction of Portland Harbour. Rufus castle has no connection with William Rufus, being constructed in the 15th C. for Richard, Duke of York. It took no part in the Wars of the Roses, but is an interesting example of a very early artillery fort. (needs link) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dean1954 (talk • contribs) 11:16, 1 July 2019 (UTC) ping|Dean1954}} Thanks; that was useful. I've tried to incorporate this into Isle of Portland, bearing in mind that there are already articles about the Castle itself and Church Ope Cove. (Note that, for example, "artillery fort" details would primarily belong in the castle's own article. Yet even that article doesn't mention "artillery fort".) Feline Hymnic (talk) 09:40, 2 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Intro said that Portland is 5 miles South of Weymouth, & is southernmost point of Co of Dorset. As that describes Portland Bill accurately I amended the text to say Portland Bill. There is not really any place just called Portland, apart from the whole tied island. Mattymmoo (talk) 08:36, 10 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I am reviewing this (old or very old) FA as part of WP:URFA/2020, an effort to determine whether old featured articles still meet the featured article criteria. This 2007 FA has not been maintained to current standards, and an update is badly needed. Several queries have gone unaddressed on talk (above), and a concerning amount of the text is cited to the early 2000s (as but a few samples, see the Education and Demography sections). There are image layout problems including MOS:SANDWICHing, indicating the article may be scarcely watched. The bottom sections are listy. Listing at WP:FARGIVEN; featured article review is needed. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 15:04, 16 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The article says (without source) "Portland lends its name to one of the BBC's Shipping Forecast regions." But that seems circular. Where does the name "Portland" come from?

Possibly related: "Earl of Portland", "Duke of Portland", Portland stone.

Possibly unrelated: I searched for this when reading about the Portland Vase.

Misty MH (talk) 09:23, 26 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

In the climate section it mentions "air frost." There is no wiki article on what air frost is. It seems to be some British term that doesn't have a common definition. A websearch just points to regular frost on the ground and air temperatures of 32 degrees. Can we get someone to add a definition or link to a new page explaining it? IRMacGuyver (talk) 06:10, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]