"Remembrance Day - Nothe Fort" Have you ever wondered what Nothe Fort looks like underwater? Nothe Fort spans over 160 years and is a Victorian coastal defence structure built between 1860 and 1872 to protect Portland Harbour from invasion by the French. It was later used in both World Wars, serving as an anti-air raft ammunition depot during WWII, and even had a Cold War Nuclear Bunker in its depths. After being abandoned in 1956, it was restored by the Weymouth Civic Society and reopened as a