Chilcombe is a Village in the county of Dorset.

Retail in Chilcombe

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

There are a several good towns in the Chilcombe area like Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum.

Jericho Weir is one of Chilcombe's best, nearby waterfalls to visit in Chilcombe.

There are a number of villages near Chilcombe including Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury.

Historic Buildings to visit near Chilcombe include The Cobb.

The area close to Chilcombe boasts some of the best historic monuments including King's Statue (King George III Statue).

Chilcombe's best nearby ancient sites can be found at Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle.

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

Corfe Castle is one of Chilcombe's best, nearby castles to visit in Chilcombe.

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

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

Chilcombe History

There are some historic monuments around Chilcombe:

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