Grimstone is a Village in the county of Dorset.

Grimstone postcode: DT2 9NA

Retail in Grimstone

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

The area around Grimstone boasts some of the best towns including Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum.

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

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

The Cobb is a great place to visit close to Grimstone if you like historic buildings.

Don't miss King's Statue (King George III Statue)'s historic monuments if visiting the area around Grimstone.

Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle are great places to visit near Grimstone if you like ancient sites.

The area around Grimstone's best hills can be found at Eggardon Hill.

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

The area close to Grimstone boasts some of the best ruins including Corfe Castle.

Airports to visit near Grimstone include Bournemouth Airport.

Grimstone History

There are some historic monuments around Grimstone:

• Two barrows at Rew
• Round barrow N of Ridgeway
• Three round barrows E of Smitten Corner
• Bowl barrow 500m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Two bowl barrows on Black Down immediately east of the Hardy Monument
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow within Well Bottom Wood, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on Little Minterne Hill, 1km north east of Minterne Parva Farm
• Two round barrows on Ridgeway
• Round barrow 230yds (210m) E of White Hill Plantation
• Bowl barrow180m east of Hogleaze Bungalow
• Bowl barrow 750m SSE of Lower Kingston Russell 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 140m south east of Broadwater Cottage
• Cross dyke 600m north of Pitcombe Farm
• Four bowl barrows 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• High Cank, a hengi-form monument 520m north of Up Cerne Manor House
• Two bowl barrows on Conygar Hill
• Group of barrows near Big Wood
• Round barrow on Ridgeway Hill
• Four round barrows NW of Blagdon Barn
• Bowl barrow 200m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot forming part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Standing stone 700m south east of North Barn Farm
• Barrow on parish boundary
• Four bowl barrows on Hog Hill, west and north west of Maiden Castle
• Tithe barn (uninhabited portion) at Barton Farm
• Field system in Valley of Stones (including earthwork N of Crow Hill)
• Bowl barrow on East Hill 510m north east of All Saints Church
• Bowl barrow 810m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Barrow 650yds (600m) N of North Barn Farm
• Herringston round barrows
• Long barrow, three bell barrows, fancy barrow and a linear earthwork 800m north of Maiden Castle
• Round barrow on Church Hill
• Medieval settlement of Winterborne Farringdon and associated remains
• Two bowl barrows on Ridge Hill 770m south of Revels Farm
• Round barrow NW of Jackman's Cross
• Group of barrows on the golf course, Came Down
• Two barrows on Little Puddle Hill
• Round barrow on Ellston 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
• Bowl barrow 355m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow on North Field Hill
• Two round barrows N of Bincombe Barn
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Hill figure called The Giant
• Dyke on Long Barrow Hill
• St Peter's Abbey
• Six round barrows on Bincombe Down
• Three bowl barrows at Dry Wood, forming part of the Longlands 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
• Group of round barrows on Ridgeway
• Bell barrow in Highfield Plantation and two bowl barrows immediately north west of Forty Acre Plantation
• Bell barrow and five bowl barrows 1000m 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
• Long barrow E of Northfield Plantation
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow 880m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down barrow cemetery
• 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 barrows on Ridgeway
• Two bowl barrows 1250m east of Notton Hill Barn
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Barrow E of Red Barn
• Pigeon House long barrow
• 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
• Settlement on Dickley Hill
• Group of three round barrows NE of Jackman's Cross
• Bell barrow 70m west of Fidler's Green
• Bowl barrow in Well Bottom Wood
• Round barrow SW of Ashton Cottages
• Friar Waddon Hill round barrows
• Bowl barrow in New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Settlement on Smacam Down
• Two barrows W of Little Piddle Down
• Round barrow on Dickley Hill
• Two square enclosures in Tenant's Bottom
• Three bowl barrows 300m south west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 450m NNW of Field Barn
• Disc barrow 500m south east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Long barrow and four bowl barrows 500m north west of Whitfield Farm
• Two round barrows N of Came Farm
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• Group of three round barrows SW of Longlands Barn
• Earthworks on Giant Hill
• Culliford Tree long barrow and group of round barrows
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 400m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Round barrow SW of Wolfeton Clump
• Barrow 300yds (280m) SW of Kingston Farm
• Bell barrow 850m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow on Shorn Hill
• Round barrow SW of village
• Colliton Park Roman house
• Bowl barrow 800m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Barrows in Came Wood
• Two bowl barrows 700m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 900m north west of Lower Farm
• 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
• 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
• Round barrow on Hogcliff Hill
• Round barrow on Magiston Hill
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 80m south east of the Hardy Monument
• The Nine Stones: a small concentric stone circle 750m west of Winterbourne Abbas
• Bowl barrow on Farm Hill 620m west of Minterne Parva Farm
• Medieval settlement 850m north of St Mary's Church
• Round barrow on Pound Hill
• Bowl barrow on Little Puddle Hill, 920m north west of Fidler's Green Farm
• Group of four round barrows in Cripton Wood
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 770m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Long barrow W of Hampton Barn
• Bowl barrow 780m north east of Hampton Farm
• Long barrow 200m north west of Longlands Farm
• Churchyard cross
• Round barrow E of The Buildings
• Group of five round barrows on White Hill
• Four bowl barrows immediately north west of Maiden Castle
• Round barrows W of Blagdon Barn
• Bowl barrow 680m north east of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Round barrow cemetery immediately south east of Maiden Castle
• Bowl barrow 450m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
• Three barrows S of Hart Hill Plantation
• Standing stone called The Broad Stone
• Round barrow NE of Friar Waddon
• Bowl barrow 380m west of Whitfield Farm
• Bowl barrow185m WSW of Higher Skippet Farm
• Three bowl barrows at the western end of Waterston Ridge, 360m north west of Fidler's Green Farm
• Group of barrows on West Hill
• Settlement remains N of Maiden Castle
• Enclosed Iron Age farmstead and part of an associated field system 215m west of New Barn
• Bowl barrow 450m NNE of West Hill Farm
• Bowl barrow 500m north east of Clandon Farm
• Two round barrows at Down Wood
• Old Warren earthwork
• Round barrow in White Hill Plantation
• Wynford Wood boundary bank
• Long barrow NW of Red Barn
• Group of round barrows on Bincombe Hill
• Round barrow on Rew Hill
• Three barrows N of Penn Hill
• Round barrows on Four Barrow Hill
• Chambered tomb called The Grey Mare and her Colts
• Medieval standing cross 11m south east of the south porch of St Mary's Church
• Bowl barrow 650m south of The Friary of St Francis
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 50m south of the Hardy Monument
• Bowl barrow 120m east of White Hill Wood
• Two round barrows at crossroads N of village
• The Clandon Barrow, 450m west of Clandon Farm
• Round barrow SW of Pigeon House Cottages
• Six round barrows 200m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Ridge Hill
• Bowl barrow 220m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Round barrow on Stratton Down
• Round barrow on Black Hill
• Two bell barrows 15m north of Well Bottom Wood, part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on Wood Hill 310m north east of Cowden
• Group of round barrows on and to E of Great Hill
• Two bowl barrows 400m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow N of Ashton Cottages
• Round barrow NW of Long Bottom Plantation
• Round barrow 250yds (230m) S of Chapel Coppice
• Earthwork on Cross Hill
• Bowl barrow 350m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Platform barrow 300m south west of Lane Cottages
• Poundbury Camp, associated monuments and section of Roman aqueduct.
• Bowl barrow1050m WNW of Manor Farm
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Discontinuous surviving sections of Roman aqueduct
• Earthwork N of Hampton Plantations
• Enclosure on Sheep Down 930m south east of Heart Clump
• Three barrows near Town Hill Barn
• Bowl barrow 700m NNW of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• Bowl barrow 165m NNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Dorchester Roman walls
• Bowl barrow 265m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• The Castle hillfort
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
• Barrow on College Down
• Cross in St Mary's churchyard
• Six barrows on Ridgeway Hill
• Two round barrows on North Hill
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Two bowl barrows 720m south east of Friar Waddon House
• Earthworks on Loscombe Hill
• Twenty-one barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Round barrows on Grove Hill
• Duck decoy at Abbotsbury Swannery, 630m SSW of Horsepool Farm
• Earthwork in Dogbury Plantation
• Round barrows N of Pound Hill
• Cross and Hand wayside cross 670m south of the Friary of St Francis
• Long barrow 400yds (360m) NW of Hill Barn
• Barrow S of Three-Cornered Plantation
• Long barrow immediately north west of Maiden Castle
• Six round barrows W of Came Down
• Frampton Roman villa
• Cerne Park boundary bank
• Cross-ridge dyke on Windsbatch
• Henge, Romano-British amphitheatre and Civil War fieldworks known collectively as Maumbury Rings
• Bell barrow 100m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 360m south of Compton Barn
• Group of round barrows on North Bincombe Hill, S of Came Wood
• Oval barrow and three bowl barrows 250m and 330m south of Whitcombe Barn
• Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bronze Age enclosure, associated linear earthworks and field system, and a later dewpond on Tenants Hill
• Two bowl barrows 283m SSE of the Grey Mare and her Colts
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 450m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Group of round barrows W of Ridgeway Hill
• Disc barrow 715m west of Bayard Farm
• Maiden Castle
• Field system W of Fore Hill
• Two bowl barrows on Green Hill 450m north of Pound Farm
• Field system on Seldon Hill
• Group of round barrows near Eweleaze Barn
• Group of round barrows on Shorn Hill and Bronkham Hill
• Part of Roman, Saxon, and medieval town in grounds of Wollaston House
• The Kingston Russell stone circle 750m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Group of barrows in Seven Barrow Plantation
• Bowl barrow on Batcombe Down 450m south west of The Friary of St Francis
• Two round barrows on Ridgeway
• Bowl barrow on Green Hill 400m north of Pound Farm
• Barrow S of Wolfeton Clump
• Bowl barrow on Wancombe Hill 380m south west of southern corner of Sherriffs Wood
• 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
• Round barrow NE of Hog Hill Barn
• Part of a Later Iron Age or Romano-British settlement 590m north west of Compton Barn
• Bowl barrow 660m south west of Chilstock
• Two long barrows and round barrows on Long Barrow Hill
• Ancient settlement SW of Incombe Wood
• Bowl barrow 300m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 800m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Cerne Abbey, site of, including gatehouse, guesthouse and wine house (barn)
• Round barrow E of Forston Farm
• Round barrows on Cross Hill
• Field system and enclosures on Middle Hill
• Group of barrows S of Goldsmith's Plantation
• Bowl barrow 300m WNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Martin Down enclosure 300m north of Huish Barn
• Tithe barn at Court Farm
• Round barrow N of Forston Barn
• Long mound 860m NNE of Whatcombe House, associated with the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Two bowl barrows immediately south of Bayard Dairy
• Round barrows on Sheep Down
• Helstone burial chamber
• Bowl barrow 360m south west of Clandon Farm
• Settlement and field system on Black Hill
• Bowl barrow on Sheep Down, 600m east of Home Farm Cottages
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 150m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Bowl barrow 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow N of Heave Coppice
• Bowl barrow 605m south west of Long Barrow Farm
• Round barrow E of Bayard's Barn
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Round barrow N of Ballarat House
• Bell barrow 125m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Outer defences of Roman town, W of St Genevieve's Convent
• Round barrow in Grimstone Clumps
• Dyke on Wears Hill
• Bowl barrow 550m north east of Pitcombe Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Medieval standing cross 190m south east of St Mary's Church
• Bowl barrow and disc barrow 900m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Chambered long barrow N of Loscombe Plantation
• Enclosure near 'the Sole Plantation'
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 870m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Hampton stone circle
• Two conjoined bowl barrows 550m north east of Manor Farm