Charlton Down
Charlton Down is a Village in the county of Dorset.
Charlton Down postcode: DT2 9RJ
There are great places to visit near Charlton Down including some great towns, waterfalls, villages, historic buildings, historic monuments, ancient sites, hills, castles, ruins and airports.
The area around Charlton Down boasts some of the best towns including Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum.
Jericho Weir is a great place to visit close to Charlton Down if you like waterfalls.
The area around Charlton Down boasts some of the best villages including Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury.
The Cobb is one of Charlton Down's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in Charlton Down.
Charlton Down is near some unmissable historic monuments like King's Statue (King George III Statue),
There are a number of ancient sites near Charlton Down including Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle.
The area close to Charlton Down boasts some of the best hills including Eggardon Hill.
Corfe Castle is one of Charlton Down's best, nearby castles to visit in Charlton Down.
Corfe Castle is one of Charlton Down's best, nearby ruins to visit in Charlton Down.
Places near Charlton Down feature a number of interesting airports including Bournemouth Airport.
Charlton Down History
There are some historic monuments around Charlton Down:
- Round barrow SW of Wolfeton Clump
- Round barrow N of Heave Coppice
- Ancient settlement E of Lyscombe Bottom
- Group of round barrows near Eweleaze Barn
- Two bowl barrows on Conygar Hill
- Two round barrows in Doles Hill Plantation
- The Rainbarrows, a group of three bowl barrows on Duddle Heath
- Round barrow N of Ballarat House
- Two bowl barrows immediately south of Bayard Dairy
- Chambered long barrow N of Loscombe Plantation
- Four bowl barrows at the eastern end of Waterston Ridge, 490m south west and 500m south east of Ridge Farm
- Multi-period archaeological landscape centred on and including a slight univallate hillfort called Chalbury, two bowl barrows, part of a Bronze Age urnfield and a series of medieval strip fields
- Round barrow on North Field Hill
- Bowl barrow1050m WNW of Manor Farm
- Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
- Round barrow in Grimstone Clumps
- Round barrow on Hogcliff Hill
- Bowl barrow on Little Puddle Hill, 920m north west of Fidler's Green Farm
- Bowl barrow 700m NNW of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
- Barrow 500yds (450m) E of village
- Earthwork on Cross Hill
- Round barrows N of Pound Hill
- Round barrow N of Ridgeway
- Two bowl barrows 720m south east of Friar Waddon House
- Maiden Castle
- Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
- Bowl barrow 500m north east of Clandon Farm
- Bowl barrow 360m south west of Clandon Farm
- Earthworks on Giant Hill
- Multi-period landscape including an Iron Age or Romano British settlement, part of an associated field system, six bowl barrows and an enclosure 600m south east of Langford Farm
- Two round barrows on Ridgeway
- Group of barrows E of Northdown Barn
- Group of barrows in Seven Barrow Plantation
- Settlement on Smacam Down
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 50m south of the Hardy Monument
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 400m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Group of three round barrows NE of Jackman's Cross
- Bowl barrow on Plush Hill 600m ESE of Lower Farm, Plush
- Two bowl barrows on Black Down immediately east of the Hardy Monument
- Bowl barrow 400m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 780m north east of Hampton Farm
- Round barrow on Rew Hill
- Long barrow 400yds (360m) NW of Hill Barn
- Colliton Park Roman house
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 150m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Round barrow SW of village
- Bowl barrow 450m north west of Duck Dairy House
- Round barrow W of Druce Higher Barn
- Round barrow on Magiston Hill
- Kerbed cairn 590m south east of Poxwell Manor
- Ancient settlement SW of Incombe Wood
- Group of four round barrows in Cripton Wood
- Mayne stone circle (at Little Mayne Farm)
- Roman road over Thorncombe Wood and Black Heath
- Four bowl barrows immediately north west of Maiden Castle
- Two round barrows SW of Well House Cottage
- Two conjoined bowl barrows 550m north east of Manor Farm
- Bowl barrow on Puddletown Heath, 400m north east of Duck Dairy House
- Three barrows S of Hart Hill Plantation
- Discontinuous surviving sections of Roman aqueduct
- Dorchester Roman walls
- Earthwork in Dogbury Plantation
- Six barrows on Ridgeway Hill
- Round barrow on Dickley Hill
- Two round barrows at Down Wood
- Group of round barrows on Bincombe Hill
- Part of Roman, Saxon, and medieval town in grounds of Wollaston House
- Bowl barrow185m WSW of Higher Skippet Farm
- Round barrow on Black Hill
- Round barrow E of Forston Farm
- Sandy Barrow
- Three round barrows E of Smitten Corner
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 80m south east of the Hardy Monument
- Group of barrows S of Goldsmith's Plantation
- Roman road in Kingston Park
- Bowl barrow on Pond Eweleaze 500m north east of Dole's Ash Farm
- Barrow S of Common Plantation
- Group of round barrows on and to E of Great Hill
- Bowl barrow 75m south east of Laycock Dairy Farm
- Churchyard cross
- Settlement on Dickley Hill
- Outer defences of Roman town, W of St Genevieve's Convent
- Group of barrows on the golf course, Came Down
- Two barrows on Little Puddle Hill
- Three barrows near Town Hill Barn
- Round barrow SW of Ashton Cottages
- Round barrow E of Bayard's Barn
- Round barrow 250yds (230m) W of Fryer Mayne manor house
- Two round barrows S of Ashton Farm
- Henge, Romano-British amphitheatre and Civil War fieldworks known collectively as Maumbury Rings
- Round barrow on Pound Hill
- Disc barrow 715m west of Bayard Farm
- Round barrow on Shorn Hill
- Seven round barrows NW of Lyscombe Bottom
- Bowl barrow on Wancombe Hill 380m south west of southern corner of Sherriffs Wood
- Bowl barrow 600m south of Whitcombe Farm
- Bowl barrow 380m west of Whitfield Farm
- Field system and settlement on Watcombe Plain
- Bell barrow 70m west of Fidler's Green
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 450m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Barrows in Came Wood
- Henge Enclosure, Conquer Barrow and Barrow Cemetery
- Cross in St Mary's churchyard
- Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill 500m north of Whitcombe Farm
- Bowl barrow on Batcombe Down 450m south west of The Friary of St Francis
- Round barrow N of Boswell's Plantation
- Group of round barrows W of Ridgeway Hill
- Camp on Nettlecombe Tout
- Three bowl barrows 530m and 350m north east of Whitcombe Barn
- Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill, 600m west of Stafford Farm
- Martin Down enclosure 300m north of Huish Barn
- Barrow 200yds (180m) N of the White Horse
- The Nine Stones: a small concentric stone circle 750m west of Winterbourne Abbas
- Culliford Tree long barrow and group of round barrows
- Field system on Seldon Hill
- High Cank, a hengi-form monument 520m north of Up Cerne Manor House
- Long barrow and four bowl barrows 500m north west of Whitfield Farm
- Cross and Hand wayside cross 670m south of the Friary of St Francis
- Bell barrow in Highfield Plantation and two bowl barrows immediately north west of Forty Acre Plantation
- Medieval settlement remains at Whitcombe
- Two barrows at Rew
- The Clandon Barrow, 450m west of Clandon Farm
- Round barrow NE of Friar Waddon
- Bowl barrow 850m north west of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
- Medieval settlement of Little Piddle
- Enclosure near 'the Sole Plantation'
- Frampton Roman villa
- Bowl barrow 450m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow on Wood Hill 310m north east of Cowden
- Three bowl barrows at the western end of Waterston Ridge, 360m north west of Fidler's Green Farm
- Bowl barrow on East Hill 510m north east of All Saints Church
- Bowl barrow 900m north west of Lower Farm
- Poundbury Camp, associated monuments and section of Roman aqueduct.
- Six round barrows W of Came Down
- Group of round barrows on Shorn Hill and Bronkham Hill
- Earthworks on Loscombe Hill
- Tithe barn at Court Farm
- Two barrows 600yds (550m) N of Halls Farm
- Cerne Park boundary bank
- Bowl barrow 615m north east of Hardy's Birthplace
- Lyscombe Farm chapel
- Barrow on parish boundary
- Hill figure called The Giant
- Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
- Round barrow on Ellston Hill
- Round barrows on Ridgeway
- Enclosed Iron Age farmstead and part of an associated field system 215m west of New Barn
- Long barrow NW of Red Barn
- Settlement and field system on Black Hill
- Three bowl barrows on Puddletown Heath, 550m south west of Beacon Corner
- Two barrows W of Little Piddle Down
- Barrow E of Red Barn
- Friar Waddon Hill round barrows
- Round barrow NE of Hog Hill Barn
- Round barrow on Cheselbourne West Down
- Round barrows on Grove Hill
- Group of round barrows NE of Hog Leaze
- Round barrow N of Forston Barn
- Round barrow SW of Bourne Farm
- Medieval settlement 850m north of St Mary's Church
- Platform barrow 300m south west of Lane Cottages
- Round barrow on Church Hill
- Medieval settlement of North Louvard
- Long barrow, three bell barrows, fancy barrow and a linear earthwork 800m north of Maiden Castle
- Bowl barrow on Farm Hill 620m west of Minterne Parva Farm
- Earthwork N of Hampton Plantations
- Two bowl barrows on Ridge Hill 770m south of Revels Farm
- Barrow on College Down
- Round barrow SW of Pigeon House Cottages
- Bowl barrow on Puddletown Heath, 800m south west of Coombe Barn
- Group of barrows on West Hill
- Bowl barrow on Little Minterne Hill, 1km north east of Minterne Parva Farm
- Oval barrow and three bowl barrows 250m and 330m south of Whitcombe Barn
- Two square enclosures in Tenant's Bottom
- Bowl barrow on Plush Hill 740m ESE of Lower Farm, Plush
- Two round barrows N of Came Farm
- Long barrow immediately north west of Maiden Castle
- Barrow S of Three-Cornered Plantation
- Linear earthworks around Lyscombe Bottom
- Round barrows on Cross Hill
- George III, chalk-cut hill side figure
- Three barrows N of Penn Hill
- Earthwork and ancient fields SE of Lyscombe Bottom
- Bowl barrow 650m south of The Friary of St Francis
- Round barrow on Stratton Down
- Two bowl barrows 320m south west of Laycock Dairy Farm
- Melcombe Horsey deserted village
- Four round barrows NW of Blagdon Barn
- Bowl barrow on Green Hill 400m north of Pound Farm
- Two round barrows on North Hill
- Pigeon House long barrow
- Earthwork on Church Hill
- Two round barrows on Ridgeway
- Barrow S of Wolfeton Clump
- Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Ridge Hill
- Group of round barrows on North Bincombe Hill, S of Came Wood
- Round barrow N of Ashton Cottages
- Settlement remains N of Maiden Castle
- Two bowl barrows 1250m east of Notton Hill Barn
- Round barrow NW of Jackman's Cross
- Round barrow cemetery immediately south east of Maiden Castle
- Bowl barrow180m east of Hogleaze Bungalow
- Six round barrows on Bincombe Down
- Field system and settlement on West Hill, Plush
- Cross-ridge dyke on Windsbatch
- Group of round barrows on Ridgeway
- Round barrows W of Blagdon Barn
- Round barrow E of The Buildings
- Round barrow NW of Long Bottom Plantation
- Round barrow on Ridgeway Hill
- Round barrows on Four Barrow Hill
- Herringston round barrows
- Four bowl barrows on Hog Hill, west and north west of Maiden Castle
- Medieval settlement immediately west of Waterston House
- Two round barrows N of Bincombe Barn
- Tithe barn (uninhabited portion) at Barton Farm
- Cerne Abbey, site of, including gatehouse, guesthouse and wine house (barn)
- Two bowl barrows on Green Hill 450m north of Pound Farm
- Medieval settlement of Winterborne Farringdon and associated remains
- Round barrow on Hog Leaze
Places to see near Charlton Down
Lakes near Charlton Down
Rivers near Charlton Down
- Bow Brook South
- Henstridge Stream
- Allen Trib (Gussage Stream)
- Stour (Headwaters)
- Lydden (Lower)
- Cale
- Caundle Trib (Caundle Marsh)
- Caundle Brook (Upper)
- Stour (Middle u/s Pimperne Brook)
- Bow Brook North
- Divelish
- Tarrant
- Mannington Brook
- Lodden
- Crane (Dorset)
- Stour (Middle d/s Pimperne Brook)
- Lydden (Upper)
- Allen Trib (Crichel Stream)
- Stour Trib (Pimperne Brook)
- Moors
- North Winterbourne
- Allen (Lower)
- Cam (Dorset)
- Stirchell Brook
- Key Brook
- Stour (Upper)
- Bourne Stream
- Lydden (Middle)
- Stour Trib (Bibbern Brook)
- Wonston Brook
- Caundle Brook (Lower)
- Stour (Lower)
- Allen (Headwaters)
- Iwerne
- Manston Brook
- Shreen Water (including Ashfield Water)
- Uddens Water
- Fontmell Brook
- Char
- Monkton Wyld Stream
- Bride
- Mangerton Brook
- Simene
- Swan (Swanage)
- Brit (Upper)
- Asker
- Wey
- Brit (Lower)
- Wraxall Brook
- Sydling Water
- Bere Stream
- Frome Dorset (Lower) u/s Louds Mill Dorchester
- Wareham Forest Stream
- Corfe River
- South Winterbourne
- Piddle (Upper)
- Frome Trib (Luckford Lake)
- Tadnoll Brook (including Empool Bottom)
- Devils Brook
- Frome Dorset (Lower) d/s Louds Mill Dorchester
- Frome Dorset (Upper)
- Cerne
- Hooke
- Piddle (Lower)
- Frome Dorset Trib (River Win)
- Sherford River
- Frome Dorset (Headwaters)
- Wellhams Brook
- Broad
- Stockland Bristol Stream
- Wriggle
- Fivehead River
- Isle - Upper
- Currypool Stream
- Yeo Ds Over Compton
- Corton Denham Stream
- Hornsey Brook
- Closworth Stream
- Ding
- Parrett - R Isle to R Yeo
- Durleigh Brook
- Merriot Stream
- Parrett - headwaters to Broad River
- Parrett - Lopen Bk to R Isle
- Bearley Brook
- Yeo
- Wriggle River
- North Moor Main Drain
- Sutton Bingham Stream - East Arm
- Cary - source to conf with KSD
- Lopen Brook
- Sutton Bingham Stream - upstream conf Closworth Str
- Cannington Bk - Lower
- Isle - Upper to conf Cad Bk
- Fiddington Brook
- Cannington Bk - Upper
- Sutton Bingham Stream - West Arm
- Isle
- West Sedgemoor Main Drain
- Eighteen Feet Rhyne
- Parrett - R Yeo to West Sedgemoor Drain
- Parrett - Broad River to Lopen Bk
- Beer Hackett Stream
- Westmoor Main Drain
- Chinnock BK
- Yeo Us Over Compton
- Isle - Cad Bk to Fivehead River
- Dodham Brook (Yeo (Somset))
- Dowlish Brook
- King's Moor Main Drain (Yeo (Somset)
- Cam - Lower
- Lam Brook
- Stogursey BK
- Petherton Stream
- Cam - Upper
- Cam Tributary
- King's Sedgemoor Drain - Henley Sluice to mouth
- Upper River Otter
- Love
- Tale
- Middle River Otter
- Wolf (Otter)
- Sid
- Lower River Otter