Friar Waddon is a Village in the county of Dorset.

Friar Waddon postcode: DT3 4EP

Retail in Friar Waddon

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

Friar Waddon's best nearby towns can be found at Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum.

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

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

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

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

Don't miss Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle's ancient sites if visiting the area around Friar Waddon.

Eggardon Hill is a great place to visit close to Friar Waddon if you like hills.

The area close to Friar Waddon boasts some of the best castles including Corfe Castle.

Ruins to visit near Friar Waddon include Corfe Castle.

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

Friar Waddon History

There are some historic monuments around Friar Waddon:

• Herringston round barrows
• Round barrow 230yds (210m) E of White Hill Plantation
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Round barrows on Grove Hill
• Group of round barrows on North Bincombe Hill, S of Came Wood
• Bowl barrow 300m WNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow on Hogcliff Hill
• Cross-ridge dyke on Windsbatch
• 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
• Two round barrows on Ridgeway
• Oval barrow and three bowl barrows 250m and 330m south of Whitcombe Barn
• Barrow on parish boundary
• Barrows in Came Wood
• Bowl barrow 450m NNE of West Hill Farm
• Round barrows on Four Barrow Hill
• Round barrow SW of Wolfeton Clump
• Round barrow on Magiston Hill
• 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 round barrows on Ridgeway
• Bowl barrow 380m west of Whitfield Farm
• Duck decoy at Abbotsbury Swannery, 630m SSW of Horsepool Farm
• Bell barrow 70m west of Fidler's Green
• Two bowl barrows immediately south of Bayard Dairy
• Bowl barrow 605m south west of Long Barrow Farm
• Group of barrows near Big Wood
• Bowl barrow 120m east of White Hill Wood
• Two long barrows and round barrows on Long Barrow Hill
• Henge, Romano-British amphitheatre and Civil War fieldworks known collectively as Maumbury Rings
• Bowl barrow in New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Three barrows S of Hart Hill Plantation
• Bowl barrow185m WSW of Higher Skippet Farm
• Two bell barrows 15m north of Well Bottom Wood, part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow on Pound Hill
• Round barrow on Rew Hill
• Two barrows on Little Puddle Hill
• Bowl barrow 770m north of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Cross in St Mary's churchyard
• Bowl barrow 265m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 355m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Langton Cross: a wayside cross 850m south west of Tatton House
• Six round barrows 200m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Group of barrows on West Hill
• Frampton Roman villa
• Nothe Fort, tramway and searchlight battery at The Nothe
• Bowl barrow 340m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Three round barrows E of Smitten Corner
• Hampton stone circle
• The Clandon Barrow, 450m west of Clandon Farm
• Three barrows near Town Hill Barn
• Four bowl barrows 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Four bowl barrows immediately north west of Maiden Castle
• Bowl barrow 350m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Two round barrows N of Bincombe Barn
• Medieval settlement of Winterborne Farringdon and associated remains
• Two bowl barrows 283m SSE of the Grey Mare and her Colts
• Group of barrows S of Goldsmith's Plantation
• Round barrow NE of Friar Waddon
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 80m south east of the Hardy Monument
• The Kingston Russell stone circle 750m north east of Gorwell Farm
• 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 550m north east of Pitcombe Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 870m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Preston Roman villa
• Long barrow 200m north west of Longlands Farm
• 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
• Old Warren earthwork
• Field system in Valley of Stones (including earthwork N of Crow Hill)
• St Peter's Abbey
• Three bowl barrows 530m and 350m north east of Whitcombe Barn
• Friar Waddon Hill round barrows
• Long barrow NW of Red Barn
• Standing stone 700m south east of North Barn Farm
• Part of Roman, Saxon, and medieval town in grounds of Wollaston House
• Lime kiln 800ft (245m) NW of Langton Cross
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 50m south of the Hardy Monument
• Bowl barrow 360m south west of Clandon Farm
• Discontinuous surviving sections of Roman aqueduct
• Bowl barrow 800m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Poundbury Camp, associated monuments and section of Roman aqueduct.
• Four bowl barrows on Hog Hill, west and north west of Maiden Castle
• Bowl barrow 450m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
• Group of round barrows on and to E of Great Hill
• Chambered long barrow N of Loscombe Plantation
• Round barrow on Stratton Down
• Bowl barrow 300m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Two bowl barrows on Conygar Hill
• 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
• Bell barrow 100m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow in White Hill Plantation
• Two conjoined bowl barrows 550m north east of Manor Farm
• Six round barrows W of Came Down
• Barrow E of Red Barn
• Round barrow E of Forston Farm
• Group of barrows in Seven Barrow Plantation
• Long barrow immediately north west of Maiden Castle
• Earthwork N of Hampton Plantations
• Bowl barrow 165m NNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Humpty Dumpty Field, Radipole
• Barrow S of Wolfeton Clump
• Medieval settlement 850m north of St Mary's Church
• Group of round barrows on Shorn Hill and Bronkham Hill
• Group of barrows on the golf course, Came Down
• Bowl barrow 200m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot forming part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on Little Puddle Hill, 920m north west of Fidler's Green Farm
• Bell barrow 125m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Group of three round barrows NE of Jackman's Cross
• Long barrow W of Hampton Barn
• Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 450m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Bowl barrow 360m south of Compton Barn
• Group of three round barrows SW of Longlands Barn
• Two fishponds in Oddens Wood
• Long barrow 400yds (360m) NW of Hill Barn
• Bowl barrow 450m NNW of Field Barn
• Pigeon House long barrow
• Outer defences of Roman town, W of St Genevieve's Convent
• Bowl barrow 500m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Three bowl barrows at Dry Wood, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Colliton Park Roman house
• Cross dyke 600m north of Pitcombe Farm
• Two barrows at Rew
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow 880m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on Wood Hill 310m north east of Cowden
• Two bowl barrows 720m south east of Friar Waddon House
• Three bowl barrows 300m south west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Round barrows on Ridgeway
• Long barrow and four bowl barrows 500m north west of Whitfield Farm
• Settlement remains N of Maiden Castle
• Round barrow 250yds (230m) S of Chapel Coppice
• Round barrows N of Pound 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
• Bowl barrow 750m SSE of Lower Kingston Russell Farm
• Group of round barrows near Eweleaze Barn
• Barrow S of Three-Cornered Plantation
• Bell barrow 850m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow cemetery immediately south east of Maiden Castle
• Bowl barrow 220m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Two round barrows N of Came Farm
• Enclosure on Sheep Down 930m south east of Heart Clump
• Three barrows N of Penn Hill
• Round barrow NW of Jackman's Cross
• Six round barrows on Bincombe Down
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 770m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Twenty-one barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Round barrow N of Ballarat House
• Round barrow SW of Pigeon House Cottages
• Bowl barrow 700m NNW of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• Dorchester Roman walls
• Disc barrow 715m west of Bayard Farm
• Two bowl barrows on Black Down immediately east of the Hardy Monument
• Bowl barrow 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Long barrow E of Northfield Plantation
• Round barrow E of The Buildings
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 400m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Two round barrows on North Hill
• Romano-Celtic temple and associated remains at Jordan Hill
• Round barrow NW of Long Bottom Plantation
• Round barrow SW of Ashton Cottages
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow N of Ashton Cottages
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 150m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Bowl barrow 780m north east of Hampton Farm
• Group of five round barrows on White Hill
• Bowl barrow 800m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Round barrow N of Forston Barn
• Bowl barrow180m east of Hogleaze Bungalow
• Round barrow E of Bayard's Barn
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Four round barrows NW of Blagdon Barn
• Two barrows W of Little Piddle Down
• Two round barrows at Down Wood
• Chambered tomb called The Grey Mare and her Colts
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• Group of round barrows on Ridgeway
• Disc barrow 500m south east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Part of a Later Iron Age or Romano-British settlement 590m north west of Compton Barn
• Standing stone called The Broad Stone
• Group of round barrows W of Ridgeway Hill
• St Catherine's Chapel, field system and quarries at Chapel Hill
• Bowl barrow 500m north east of Clandon Farm
• Round barrow N of Ridgeway
• Round barrow on Shorn Hill
• Three bowl barrows at the western end of Waterston Ridge, 360m north west of Fidler's Green Farm
• Bell barrow in Highfield Plantation and two bowl barrows immediately north west of Forty Acre Plantation
• Bowl barrow in Well Bottom Wood
• Two round barrows S of Ashton Farm
• Round barrows on Sheep Down
• Round barrow NE of Hog Hill 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
• Bronze Age enclosure, associated linear earthworks and field system, and a later dewpond on Tenants Hill
• Bowl barrow and disc barrow 900m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Group of four round barrows in Cripton Wood
• Bowl barrow 810m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Round barrow SW of village
• Sandsfoot Castle
• Two bowl barrows 700m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Helstone burial chamber
• Round barrow in Grimstone Clumps
• Bowl barrow on Sheep Down, 600m east of Home Farm Cottages
• Two bowl barrows 1250m east of Notton Hill Barn
• Bowl barrow 140m south east of Broadwater Cottage
• Barrow 300yds (280m) SW of Kingston Farm
• Two bowl barrows 400m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Round barrows W of Blagdon Barn
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow within Well Bottom Wood, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Six barrows on Ridgeway Hill
• Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Ridge Hill
• Long barrow, three bell barrows, fancy barrow and a linear earthwork 800m north of Maiden Castle
• Bowl barrow 680m north east of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• The Nine Stones: a small concentric stone circle 750m west of Winterbourne Abbas
• Henge Enclosure, Conquer Barrow and Barrow Cemetery
• Long mound 860m NNE of Whatcombe House, associated with the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Maiden Castle
• Round barrow on Ridgeway Hill
• Culliford Tree long barrow and group of round barrows