Chickerell is a Town in the county of Dorset.

Retail in Chickerell

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

Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum are some of Chickerell best towns to visit near Chickerell.

The area close to Chickerell boasts some of the best waterfalls including Jericho Weir.

The area around Chickerell boasts some of the best villages including Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury.

There are a several good historic buildings in the area around Chickerell like The Cobb.

Historic Monuments to visit near Chickerell include King's Statue (King George III Statue).

The area around Chickerell features a number of interesting ancient sites including Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle.

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

Castles to visit near Chickerell include Corfe Castle.

Corfe Castle is one of Chickerell's best, nearby ruins to visit in Chickerell.

Places near Chickerell feature a number of interesting airports including Bournemouth Airport.

Chickerell History

There are some historic monuments around Chickerell:

• Two round barrows on Ridgeway
• Bowl barrow in New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Four round barrows NW of Blagdon Barn
• Bowl barrow 450m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 340m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 300m WNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Round barrows on Grove Hill
• Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 50m south of the Hardy Monument
• Group of round barrows on Bincombe Hill
• Group of four round barrows in Cripton Wood
• Sandsfoot Castle
• 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
• Two barrows at Rew
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 150m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Six round barrows on Bincombe Down
• Two bowl barrows 283m SSE of the Grey Mare and her Colts
• Round barrow NE of Friar Waddon
• Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Ridge Hill
• Cross dyke 600m north of Pitcombe Farm
• Chambered long barrow N of Loscombe Plantation
• Group of barrows E of Northdown Barn
• Four bowl barrows on Hog Hill, west and north west of Maiden Castle
• Bowl barrow185m WSW of Higher Skippet Farm
• The Nine Stones: a small concentric stone circle 750m west of Winterbourne Abbas
• Bowl barrow 120m east of White Hill Wood
• St Peter's Abbey
• Three bowl barrows 530m and 350m north east of Whitcombe Barn
• Round barrow on Shorn Hill
• Bowl barrow and disc barrow 900m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Round barrows on Sheep Down
• Barrow 200yds (180m) N of the White Horse
• Round barrows N of Pound Hill
• Portland Castle
• Medieval settlement of Winterborne Farringdon and associated remains
• Six round barrows 200m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 400m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Round barrow cemetery immediately south east of Maiden Castle
• Bowl barrow 360m south west of Clandon Farm
• Field system in Valley of Stones (including earthwork N of Crow Hill)
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow within Well Bottom Wood, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Two bowl barrows 700m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Long barrow immediately north west of Maiden Castle
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
• Group of round barrows on North Bincombe Hill, S of Came Wood
• Two fishponds in Oddens Wood
• Round barrow 230yds (210m) E of White Hill Plantation
• Battery 200yds (180m) E of the Naval cemetery
• Two round barrows N of Bincombe Barn
• Helstone burial chamber
• Bell barrow in Highfield Plantation and two bowl barrows immediately north west of Forty Acre Plantation
• Poundbury Camp, associated monuments and section of Roman aqueduct.
• Langton Cross: a wayside cross 850m south west of Tatton House
• Long mound 860m NNE of Whatcombe House, associated with the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Two bell barrows 15m north of Well Bottom Wood, part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Three bowl barrows 300m south west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Group of five round barrows on White Hill
• Bowl barrow 165m NNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Chambered tomb called The Grey Mare and her Colts
• Two round barrows at Down Wood
• Two round barrows on Ridgeway
• Six round barrows W of Came Down
• Part of Roman, Saxon, and medieval town in grounds of Wollaston House
• Long barrow, three bell barrows, fancy barrow and a linear earthwork 800m north of Maiden Castle
• Oval barrow and three bowl barrows 250m and 330m south of Whitcombe Barn
• Bowl barrow 810m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Round barrow in White Hill Plantation
• Old Warren earthwork
• Outer defences of Roman town, W of St Genevieve's Convent
• Bowl barrow 800m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow 880m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down barrow cemetery
• Round barrow SW of village
• Round barrow SW of Ashton Cottages
• Group of barrows on West Hill
• Group of round barrows on Shorn Hill and Bronkham Hill
• Bell barrow and five bowl barrows 1000m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Humpty Dumpty Field, Radipole
• Round barrow N of Ballarat House
• Two bowl barrows 400m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 770m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Bowl barrow 355m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Duck decoy at Abbotsbury Swannery, 630m SSW of Horsepool Farm
• East Weare rifle range
• 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
• Three barrows S of Hart Hill Plantation
• Four bowl barrows immediately north west of Maiden Castle
• Bowl barrow 300m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump 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
• Four bowl barrows 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Enclosure on Sheep Down 930m south east of Heart Clump
• Bowl barrow 200m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot forming part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 700m NNW of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• Round barrows W of Blagdon Barn
• George III, chalk-cut hill side figure
• Group of round barrows on and to E of Great Hill
• Bowl barrow 350m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Round barrow N of Ridgeway
• Long barrow W of Hampton Barn
• Cross-ridge dyke on Windsbatch
• Bowl barrow 380m west of Whitfield Farm
• Three bowl barrows at Dry Wood, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Barrow on parish boundary
• Round barrow E of Bayard's Barn
• Bowl barrow 450m NNE of West Hill Farm
• Bronze Age enclosure, associated linear earthworks and field system, and a later dewpond on Tenants Hill
• Three round barrows E of Smitten Corner
• Two bowl barrows immediately south of Bayard Dairy
• Long barrow 400yds (360m) NW of Hill Barn
• Round barrow N of Ashton Cottages
• 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
• Bowl barrow on Sheep Down, 600m east of Home Farm Cottages
• Dorchester Roman walls
• Hampton stone circle
• Long barrow E of Northfield Plantation
• Two round barrows on North Hill
• Round barrows on Ridgeway
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 80m south east of the Hardy Monument
• Herringston round barrows
• Discontinuous surviving sections of Roman aqueduct
• 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
• Round barrow on Ridgeway Hill
• Group of barrows near Big Wood
• Round barrow on Rew Hill
• Group of round barrows W of Ridgeway Hill
• Disc barrow 500m south east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Bell barrow 850m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Twenty-one barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Poor Lot
• The Clandon Barrow, 450m west of Clandon Farm
• The Kingston Russell stone circle 750m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Barrow S of Three-Cornered Plantation
• Culliford Tree long barrow and group of round barrows
• Settlement remains N of Maiden Castle
• Bowl barrow 500m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Round barrow E of The Buildings
• Lime kiln 800ft (245m) NW of Langton Cross
• Rufus Castle
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• Bowl barrow in Well Bottom Wood
• Two bowl barrows 720m south east of Friar Waddon House
• Six barrows on Ridgeway Hill
• Group of round barrows on Ridgeway
• Group of barrows S of Goldsmith's Plantation
• Bowl barrow 220m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Bowl barrow 450m NNW of Field Barn
• The Verne Citadel
• Two conjoined bowl barrows 550m north east of Manor Farm
• Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery (P3 Verne), 275m south-west of Fancy's Farm
• Standing stone called The Broad Stone
• Romano-Celtic temple and associated remains at Jordan Hill
• Henge Enclosure, Conquer Barrow and Barrow Cemetery
• Bowl barrow 800m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bell barrow 100m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 870m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Bowl barrow 680m north east of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Maiden Castle
• Round barrows on Four Barrow Hill
• Bowl barrow 500m north east of Clandon Farm
• Disc barrow 715m west of Bayard Farm
• Two bowl barrows on Conygar Hill
• Round barrow on Pound Hill
• Nothe Fort, tramway and searchlight battery at The Nothe
• Friar Waddon Hill round barrows
• Bowl barrow 550m north east of Pitcombe Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• RAF Portland, site of Rotor early warning radar station
• Colliton Park Roman house
• Bell barrow 125m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• 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 Black Down, 450m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Group of barrows on the golf course, Came Down
• Two round barrows S of Ashton Farm
• Two bowl barrows on Black Down immediately east of the Hardy Monument
• Bowl barrow 265m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Two round barrows N of Came Farm
• Henge, Romano-British amphitheatre and Civil War fieldworks known collectively as Maumbury Rings
• Barrow 300yds (280m) SW of Kingston Farm
• Group of round barrows near Eweleaze Barn
• Bowl barrow 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Long barrow 200m north west of Longlands Farm
• Barrows in Came Wood
• Preston Roman villa