Askerswell is a Town in the county of Dorset.

Retail in Askerswell

There are great places to visit near Askerswell including some great towns, waterfalls, villages, historic buildings, historic monuments, ancient sites, hills, castles, ruins and airports.

Don't miss Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum's towns if visiting the area around Askerswell.

There are a several good waterfalls in the area around Askerswell like Jericho Weir.

Villages to visit near Askerswell include Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury.

The area around Askerswell's best historic buildings can be found at The Cobb.

There are a number of historic monuments near to Askerswell including King's Statue (King George III Statue).

Don't miss Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle's ancient sites if visiting the area around Askerswell.

The area around Askerswell's best hills can be found at Eggardon Hill.

Askerswell is near some unmissable castles like Corfe Castle,

Places near Askerswell feature a number of interesting ruins including Corfe Castle.

Askerswell is near some unmissable airports like Bournemouth Airport,

Askerswell History

There are some historic monuments around Askerswell:

• Bowl barrow and disc barrow 900m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Look Farm
• Bowl barrow 550m WNW of Dowerfield House
• Bowl barrow 300m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• The Castle hillfort
• Bell barrow 850m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bind Barrow
• Bell barrow and five bowl barrows 1000m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Two round barrows at crossroads N of village
• Bowl barrow 800m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Two long barrows and round barrows on Long Barrow Hill
• Chambered tomb 900m south west of Manor Farm
• Penannular ditched enclosure, 150m south of Turner's Farm Barn
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow 880m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 140m south east of Broadwater Cottage
• The Kingston Russell stone circle 750m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Medieval standing cross 190m south east of St Mary's Church
• Bowl barrow 550m north east of Pitcombe Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Two bowl barrows 700m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Motte and bailey castle 160m north of Castle Mill Farm
• Bowl barrow 340m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Lynchets S of Stavordale Wood
• Group of three round barrows on Eggardon Hill
• Old Warren earthwork
• Round barrow on Knight's Hill
• Bowl barrow 350m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Hampton stone circle
• Round barrow 250yds (230m) S of Chapel Coppice
• St Catherine's Chapel, field system and quarries at Chapel Hill
• Camp on Chilcombe Hill
• Bowl barrow 120m east of White Hill Wood
• Park pale in Rampisham park
• Medieval standing cross 10m west of Broomhill Cottage
• Bowl barrow on Limekiln Hill 650m south east of Green Leaze
• Bowl barrow 800m south of Kingston Russell Farm, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow on Beaminster Down 770m north east of Higher Meerhay Farm
• Standing stone 700m south east of North Barn Farm
• Chambered tomb called The Grey Mare and her Colts
• Three bowl barrows on Tulk's Hill 800m north of East Bexington Farm
• Barrow 650yds (600m) N of North Barn Farm
• Bowl barrow 500m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Bowl barrow on Hammiton Hill 220m south west of Hammiton Farm
• Bowl barrow 810m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow 450m NNW of Field Barn
• Two bowl barrows 283m SSE of the Grey Mare and her Colts
• Moated site and associated features, 320m west of Knapp Farm
• Bowl barrow 265m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 770m north of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Wynford Wood boundary bank
• Bowl barrow 620m south west of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Part of a Later Prehistoric or Romano-British field system 250m north of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Long barrow NE of Ashley
• Earthwork on Shipton Hill
• Settlement E of Brow Copse
• Bowl barrow on Beaminster Down 530m south east of East Axnoller Farm
• Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Hillfort N of Burcombe Wood
• Three bowl barrows 300m south west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Six round barrows 200m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 800m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl Barrow, 710m south-west of Woolcombe Farm
• Bowl barrow 360m south of Compton Barn
• Bell barrow 100m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Group of three round barrows W of Two Gates
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 660m south west of Chilstock
• Dyke on Haydon Down
• Round barrow E of Two Gates
• Bowl barrow 355m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow within Well Bottom Wood, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Dyke on Long Barrow Hill
• Bowl barrow 680m north east of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow 750m SSE of Lower Kingston Russell Farm
• Two bowl barrows 310m north east of Lancombe Farm
• Four bowl barrows 725m ESE of Wears Farm
• Part of a Later Iron Age or Romano-British settlement 590m north west of Compton Barn
• Two barrows on Chilcombe Hill
• Two bell barrows 15m north of Well Bottom Wood, part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Earthworks on Askerswell Down
• Barrow 300yds (280m) SW of Kingston Farm
• St Mary's Church, West Milton
• Bowl barrow and disc barrow 730m south of Kingston Russell Farm, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow on North Hill 750m north east of Marsh Barn
• Long mound 860m NNE of Whatcombe House, associated with the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Round barrow in White Hill Plantation
• Eggardon Hill disc barrow
• Cross dyke 600m north of Pitcombe Farm
• Four bowl barrows 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Long barrow W of Hampton Barn
• Bowl barrow in Well Bottom Wood
• Two fishponds in Oddens Wood
• Three bowl barrows on The Knoll 450m north west of Treetops
• Moated site 60m north of Benville Manor
• Duck decoy at Abbotsbury Swannery, 630m SSW of Horsepool Farm
• Long mound and three bowl barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery 760m NNE of Whatcombe House on the south western part of Black Down
• Dyke SE of Eggardon Hill camp
• Bowl barrow 220m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Dyke on Wears Hill
• Abbotsbury Castle (camp)
• Round barrow 230yds (210m) E of White Hill Plantation
• Disc barrow 500m south east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Bowl barrow 320m north west of Coombefield Farm
• Bowl barrow 165m NNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 605m south west of Long Barrow Farm
• Bowl barrow 1km south west of Manor Farm
• Bowl barrow on Limekiln Hill 500m north of Labour-in-Vain Farm
• Bowl barrow 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• St Peter's Abbey
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Barrowland Farm
• Bowl barrow 550m north west of Cogden Farm
• Large multivallate hillfort containing two bowl barrows 855m north east of North Eggardon Farm
• Medieval standing cross 11m south east of the south porch of St Mary's Church
• Bowl barrow 645m south west of North Barn Farm
• Barrow beside Shotcombe Lane
• Triple barrow and bowl barrow forming part of a barrow cemetery and part of an associated field system 250m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 200m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot forming part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 700m east of South Eggardon Farm
• Group of five round barrows on White Hill
• Earthwork 80yds (70m) long NW of Coombe Bottom
• Twenty-one barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Bronze Age enclosure, associated linear earthworks and field system, and a later dewpond on Tenants Hill
• Two round barrows on Wears Hill
• Bowl barrow 300m WNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Standing stone called The Broad Stone
• Bowl barrow 200m north east of Holy Trinity Church