Compton Valence is a Town in the county of Dorset.

Retail in Compton Valence

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

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

Jericho Weir is a great place to visit close to Compton Valence if you like waterfalls.

Compton Valence has some unmissable villages nearby like Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury.

Don't miss The Cobb's historic buildings if visiting the area around Compton Valence.

Compton Valence is near some unmissable historic monuments like King's Statue (King George III Statue),

The area around Compton Valence boasts some of the best ancient sites 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 Compton Valence like Eggardon Hill.

Castles to visit near Compton Valence include Corfe Castle.

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

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

Compton Valence History

There are some historic monuments around Compton Valence:

• Bowl barrow 605m south west of Long Barrow Farm
• Round barrow SW of Ashton Cottages
• Group of three round barrows W of Two Gates
• Three barrows N of Penn Hill
• Chambered tomb 900m south west of Manor Farm
• Round barrow on Stratton Down
• Round barrow on Pound Hill
• Cross in St Mary's churchyard
• Bowl barrow on Wancombe Hill 380m south west of southern corner of Sherriffs Wood
• Bowl barrow in New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Bell barrow 100m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Two bowl barrows on Black Down immediately east of the Hardy Monument
• Long barrow W of Hampton Barn
• Pigeon House long barrow
• Bowl barrow 700m east of South Eggardon Farm
• Bowl barrow 360m south west of Clandon Farm
• Two bell barrows 15m north of Well Bottom Wood, part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Three barrows near Town Hill Barn
• Bowl barrow 320m north west of Coombefield Farm
• Round barrow 250yds (230m) S of Chapel Coppice
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Barrow E of Red Barn
• The Nine Stones: a small concentric stone circle 750m west of Winterbourne Abbas
• Bowl barrow 700m NNW of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• Bowl barrow 810m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow 450m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound 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
• Bowl barrow 550m WNW of Dowerfield House
• Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 500m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• The Clandon Barrow, 450m west of Clandon Farm
• Tithe barn (uninhabited portion) at Barton Farm
• Bowl barrow 620m south west of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Part of a Later Prehistoric or Romano-British field system 250m north of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Round barrow NW of Jackman's Cross
• Bowl barrow 120m east of White Hill Wood
• Group of three round barrows NE of Jackman's Cross
• Cross-ridge dyke on Windsbatch
• Bowl barrow and disc barrow 900m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Tithe barn at Court Farm
• Bowl barrow 780m north east of Hampton Farm
• Bowl barrow 650m south of The Friary of St Francis
• Bowl barrow 360m south of Compton Barn
• Round barrow NW of Long Bottom Plantation
• Group of barrows near Big Wood
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow on Hogcliff Hill
• Four bowl barrows 725m ESE of Wears Farm
• Group of five round barrows on White Hill
• Lynchets S of Stavordale Wood
• Three bowl barrows on The Knoll 450m north west of Treetops
• Two bowl barrows 283m SSE of the Grey Mare and her Colts
• 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
• Helstone burial chamber
• Round barrow in Grimstone Clumps
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Barrowland Farm
• Three barrows S of Hart Hill Plantation
• Medieval standing cross 190m south east of St Mary's Church
• Two long barrows and round barrows on Long Barrow Hill
• Bell barrow 125m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Round barrows N of Pound Hill
• Bowl barrow 265m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Three bowl barrows on Tulk's Hill 800m north of East Bexington Farm
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow E of Two Gates
• The Castle hillfort
• Bowl barrow on Sheep Down, 600m east of Home Farm Cottages
• Bowl barrow 800m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Hampton stone circle
• Round barrow E of The Buildings
• Field system in Valley of Stones (including earthwork N of Crow Hill)
• Group of three round barrows SW of Longlands Barn
• Dyke on Long Barrow Hill
• Bowl barrow 645m south west of North Barn Farm
• Moated site and associated features, 320m west of Knapp Farm
• Bowl barrow 355m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 1km south west of Manor Farm
• Park pale in Rampisham park
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 80m south east of the Hardy Monument
• Two bowl barrows 400m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 300m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 150m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Bowl barrow 550m north east of Pitcombe Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Group of barrows S of Goldsmith's Plantation
• Round barrow NE of Friar Waddon
• Bowl barrow 300m WNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Twenty-one barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Bowl barrow 800m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Two bowl barrows 700m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Two fishponds in Oddens Wood
• Two round barrows S of Ashton Farm
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Wynford Wood boundary bank
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• Round barrow on Shorn Hill
• Bowl barrow 450m NNW of Field Barn
• Round barrow NE of Hog Hill Barn
• Three bowl barrows 300m south west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on Limekiln Hill 500m north of Labour-in-Vain Farm
• Long barrow E of Northfield Plantation
• Barrow 300yds (280m) SW of Kingston Farm
• Large multivallate hillfort containing two bowl barrows 855m north east of North Eggardon Farm
• Two round barrows on Ridgeway
• Abbotsbury Castle (camp)
• Disc barrow 500m south east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Long barrow NE of Ashley
• Group of round barrows on Ridgeway
• Camp on Chilcombe Hill
• Two barrows on Chilcombe Hill
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow within Well Bottom Wood, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 165m NNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Cross dyke 600m north of Pitcombe Farm
• Round barrow SW of village
• Two bowl barrows 1250m east of Notton Hill Barn
• Eggardon Hill disc barrow
• Two conjoined bowl barrows 550m north east of Manor Farm
• Long mound 860m NNE of Whatcombe House, associated with 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
• Chambered tomb called The Grey Mare and her Colts
• Standing stone called The Broad Stone
• Four bowl barrows 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Earthwork 80yds (70m) long NW of Coombe Bottom
• Duck decoy at Abbotsbury Swannery, 630m SSW of Horsepool Farm
• Bowl barrow on Batcombe Down 450m south west of The Friary of St Francis
• Dyke SE of Eggardon Hill camp
• Round barrow on North Field Hill
• Bronze Age enclosure, associated linear earthworks and field system, and a later dewpond on Tenants Hill
• Round barrow N of Ridgeway
• Group of three round barrows on Eggardon Hill
• Bowl barrow 140m south east of Broadwater Cottage
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 400m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Medieval standing cross 11m south east of the south porch of St Mary's Church
• Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Ridge Hill
• 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
• High Cank, a hengi-form monument 520m north of Up Cerne Manor House
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 450m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Round barrow 230yds (210m) E of White Hill Plantation
• Two barrows at Rew
• Two bowl barrows 310m north east of Lancombe Farm
• 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
• Chambered long barrow N of Loscombe Plantation
• Four bowl barrows on Hog Hill, west and north west of Maiden Castle
• Two round barrows on Wears Hill
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 50m south of the Hardy Monument
• Bowl barrow 220m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Bowl barrow 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Earthworks on Askerswell Down
• Bowl barrow1050m WNW of Manor Farm
• Round barrow on Dickley Hill
• Field system W of Fore Hill
• Barrow on parish boundary
• Six round barrows 200m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Part of a Later Iron Age or Romano-British settlement 590m north west of Compton Barn
• Round barrow N of Ballarat House
• Bowl barrow 800m south of Kingston Russell Farm, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Earthwork N of Hampton Plantations
• Barrow S of Three-Cornered Plantation
• Group of barrows in Seven Barrow Plantation
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
• Penannular ditched enclosure, 150m south of Turner's Farm Barn
• Two round barrows at crossroads N of village
• Barrow 650yds (600m) N of North Barn Farm
• Langton Cross: a wayside cross 850m south west of Tatton House
• Bowl Barrow, 710m south-west of Woolcombe Farm
• Bowl barrow 660m south west of Chilstock
• Bowl barrow 450m NNE of West Hill Farm
• Round barrow in White Hill Plantation
• Long barrow NW of Red Barn
• Bowl barrow180m east of Hogleaze Bungalow
• Medieval standing cross 10m west of Broomhill Cottage
• Bell barrow and five bowl barrows 1000m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Friar Waddon Hill round barrows
• Settlement on Dickley Hill
• Cross and Hand wayside cross 670m south of the Friary of St Francis
• Round barrow on Ellston Hill
• Three round barrows E of Smitten Corner
• Bowl barrow on Farm Hill 620m west of Minterne Parva Farm
• Field system and enclosures on Middle Hill
• Bowl barrow 750m SSE of Lower Kingston Russell Farm
• Dyke on Haydon Down
• Bowl barrow185m WSW of Higher Skippet Farm
• Round barrows on Four Barrow Hill
• Cerne Park boundary bank
• 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 350m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Barrow beside Shotcombe Lane
• Lime kiln 800ft (245m) NW of Langton Cross
• Group of round barrows near Eweleaze Barn
• Round barrow on Rew Hill
• Three bowl barrows at Dry Wood, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Enclosed Iron Age farmstead and part of an associated field system 215m west of New Barn
• Enclosure on Sheep Down 930m south east of Heart Clump
• Round barrows on Grove Hill
• Two round barrows on Ridgeway
• Round barrows on Sheep Down
• Earthwork on Cross 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
• St Catherine's Chapel, field system and quarries at Chapel Hill
• Earthworks on Loscombe Hill
• Two round barrows on North Hill
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Look Farm
• Martin Down enclosure 300m north of Huish Barn
• Round barrow on Magiston Hill
• Round barrow SW of Pigeon House Cottages
• Frampton Roman villa
• Bowl barrow on Limekiln Hill 650m south east of Green Leaze
• 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 and pond barrow 880m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down barrow cemetery
• Dyke on Wears Hill
• Round barrow N of Ashton Cottages
• Settlement E of Brow Copse
• Moated site 60m north of Benville Manor
• Four round barrows NW of Blagdon Barn
• Two bowl barrows 720m south east of Friar Waddon House
• Bowl barrow 340m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Group of round barrows on and to E of Great Hill
• Group of round barrows on Shorn Hill and Bronkham Hill
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 770m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Long barrow 200m north west of Longlands Farm
• St Peter's Abbey
• Settlement on Smacam Down
• Field system on Seldon Hill
• Old Warren earthwork
• Bowl barrow in Well Bottom Wood
• Round barrows W of Blagdon Barn
• Round barrows on Cross Hill
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 870m north west of the Hardy Monument