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