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.

Towns to visit near Askerswell include Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum.

Askerswell is near some unmissable waterfalls like Jericho Weir,

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

Historic Buildings to visit near Askerswell include The Cobb.

Historic Monuments to visit near Askerswell include 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.

There are a number of hills near to Askerswell including Eggardon Hill.

The area close to Askerswell boasts some of the best castles including Corfe Castle.

Askerswell is near some unmissable ruins like Corfe Castle,

Don't miss Bournemouth Airport's airports if visiting the area around Askerswell.

Askerswell History

There are some historic monuments around Askerswell:

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