Higher Kingcombe is a Village in the county of Dorset.

Higher Kingcombe postcode: DT2 0EH

Retail in Higher Kingcombe

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

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

The area close to Higher Kingcombe boasts some of the best waterfalls including Jericho Weir.

Higher Kingcombe has some unmissable villages nearby like Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury.

Don't miss The Cobb's historic buildings if visiting the area around Higher Kingcombe.

King's Statue (King George III Statue) is a great place to visit close to Higher Kingcombe if you like historic monuments.

There are a number of ancient sites near Higher Kingcombe including Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle.

Don't miss Eggardon Hill's hills if visiting the area around Higher Kingcombe.

There are a several good castles in the area around Higher Kingcombe like Corfe Castle.

Corfe Castle is a great place to visit close to Higher Kingcombe if you like ruins.

The area close to Higher Kingcombe boasts some of the best airports including Bournemouth Airport.

Higher Kingcombe History

There are some historic monuments around Higher Kingcombe:

• Bell barrow 100m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Dyke on Long Barrow Hill
• Moated site 60m north of Benville Manor
• Chambered long barrow N of Loscombe Plantation
• Medieval standing cross 190m south east of St Mary's Church
• Twenty-one barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Two bowl barrows 1250m east of Notton Hill Barn
• Chambered tomb 900m south west of Manor Farm
• Bowl barrow 620m south west of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Bowl barrow 200m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot forming part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Dyke on Haydon Down
• Roman villa 725yds (660m) SE of Neville Farm
• Camp on Chilcombe Hill
• Long mound 860m NNE of Whatcombe House, associated with the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl Barrow, 710m south-west of Woolcombe Farm
• Two bowl barrows 700m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 550m north east of Pitcombe Farm, part of the Black Down 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
• Round barrow on Knight's Hill
• Bowl barrow 450m NNE of West Hill Farm
• Bowl barrow 700m east of South Eggardon Farm
• Bowl barrow 200m north east of Holy Trinity Church
• Six round barrows 200m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump 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
• Bowl barrow 1km south west of Manor Farm
• Motte and bailey castle 160m north of Castle Mill Farm
• Two round barrows at crossroads N of village
• Bowl barrow on Beaminster Down 770m north east of Higher Meerhay Farm
• Barrow 650yds (600m) N of North Barn Farm
• Earthwork 80yds (70m) long NW of Coombe Bottom
• 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
• Bell barrow 850m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 550m north west of Cogden Farm
• Bowl barrow on North Hill 750m north east of Marsh Barn
• Wynford Wood boundary bank
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Barrowland Farm
• Two bell barrows 15m north of Well Bottom Wood, part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Earthworks on Askerswell Down
• Bowl barrow 810m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Disc barrow 500m south east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Hillfort N of Burcombe Wood
• Medieval standing cross 11m south east of the south porch of St Mary's Church
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 300m WNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 605m south west of Long Barrow Farm
• Bowl barrow 800m south of Kingston Russell Farm, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Round barrow E of Two Gates
• Bowl barrow 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Standing stone 700m south east of North Barn Farm
• Round barrow NW of Long Bottom Plantation
• Bowl barrow 700m NNW of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• Earthwork on Shipton Hill
• Frampton Roman villa
• Eggardon Hill disc barrow
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 660m south west of Chilstock
• Field system W of Fore Hill
• Barrow 300yds (280m) SW of Kingston Farm
• Large multivallate hillfort containing two bowl barrows 855m north east of North Eggardon Farm
• Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Earthwork on Castle Hill
• Group of barrows near Big Wood
• Bowl barrow 550m WNW of Dowerfield House
• Two bowl barrows 400m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Three bowl barrows at Dry Wood, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 265m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow in Well Bottom Wood
• Penannular ditched enclosure, 150m south of Turner's Farm Barn
• Bowl barrow 645m south west of North Barn Farm
• Long barrow 200m north west of Longlands Farm
• The Nine Stones: a small concentric stone circle 750m west of Winterbourne Abbas
• 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
• Settlement E of Brow Copse
• Three bowl barrows 300m south west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow180m east of Hogleaze Bungalow
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow within Well Bottom Wood, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• The Castle hillfort
• Bowl barrow 360m south of Compton Barn
• Group of three round barrows on Eggardon Hill
• Group of three round barrows SW of Longlands Barn
• Part of a Later Prehistoric or Romano-British field system 250m north of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Dyke SE of Eggardon Hill camp
• Bowl barrow 165m NNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Two bowl barrows 310m north east of Lancombe 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 320m north west of Coombefield Farm
• Medieval standing cross 10m west of Broomhill Cottage
• Bowl barrow 800m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Group of three round barrows W of Two Gates
• St Mary's Church, West Milton
• Two long barrows and round barrows on Long Barrow Hill
• Bowl barrow in New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Bell barrow 125m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Part of a Later Iron Age or Romano-British settlement 590m north west of Compton Barn
• Barrow beside Shotcombe Lane
• Four bowl barrows 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Three barrows near Town Hill Barn
• Bowl barrow and disc barrow 900m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down 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
• Field system and enclosures on Middle Hill
• Park pale in Rampisham park
• Bowl barrow 300m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Cross dyke 600m north of Pitcombe Farm
• Bowl barrow 140m south east of Broadwater Cottage
• Earthwork E of Stake Farm
• Standing stone called The Broad Stone
• Bowl barrow on Beaminster Down 530m south east of East Axnoller Farm
• Bowl barrow 340m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Enclosed Iron Age farmstead and part of an associated field system 215m west of New Barn
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow 880m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down barrow cemetery
• Corscombe Court barn
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• Bowl barrow on Hammiton Hill 220m south west of Hammiton Farm
• Two barrows on Chilcombe Hill
• Bell barrow and five bowl barrows 1000m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery