Portland Update
March 2026
The Gatekeeper Stone in Tout Quarry and the Spring Equinox are linked as Peter Dawkins explained last year during a site visit to Portland. This heel/hail stone greets the rising sun on this day and welcomes the return of the light. Rediscovering the ancient myths, cosmological connections, and the research into this landscape temple are at the core of Gatekeeper’s educational remit.
As part of our continuing collaboration with Hannah Sofaer and Paul Crabtree of Portland Sculpture and Quarry Trust and working with the new model of regeneration PSQT have developed over 40 years, Gatekeeper Trust continues to learn from the land itself - Its history, its people. Further exploration will take place in June to assist with siting and settng up the lower portal of this energetic system with the Fleet Street entrance. Dorset County Council is assisting with funding and the entrance way will be the focus of PSQT’s stand at the Stone and Surfaces Show at London Excel in May.