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.

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

The area around Higher Kingcombe's best waterfalls can be found at Jericho Weir.

Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury are some of Higher Kingcombe best villages to visit near Higher Kingcombe.

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

King's Statue (King George III Statue) is one of Higher Kingcombe's best, nearby historic monuments to visit in Higher Kingcombe.

The area around Higher Kingcombe 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 number of hills near to Higher Kingcombe including Eggardon Hill.

Places near Higher Kingcombe feature a number of interesting castles including Corfe Castle.

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

Places near Higher Kingcombe feature a number of interesting airports including Bournemouth Airport.

Higher Kingcombe History

There are some historic monuments around Higher Kingcombe:

• Barrow 650yds (600m) N of North Barn Farm
• Round barrow E of Two Gates
• Penannular ditched enclosure, 150m south of Turner's Farm Barn
• Disc barrow 500m south east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Bowl barrow 340m north west 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
• Earthwork on Shipton Hill
• Group of three round barrows on Eggardon Hill
• Bowl barrow180m east of Hogleaze Bungalow
• Bowl barrow 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• Earthwork on Castle Hill
• Bowl barrow 200m north east of Holy Trinity Church
• Frampton Roman villa
• Hillfort N of Burcombe Wood
• Bowl barrow 810m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow 355m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Eggardon Hill disc barrow
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Barrowland Farm
• Group of three round barrows W of Two Gates
• Field system and enclosures on Middle Hill
• Moated site 60m north of Benville Manor
• Long barrow 200m north west of Longlands Farm
• Bowl barrow 140m south east of Broadwater Cottage
• Chambered tomb 900m south west of Manor Farm
• 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
• Part of a Later Iron Age or Romano-British settlement 590m north west of Compton Barn
• Two bowl barrows 1250m east of Notton Hill Barn
• Bowl barrow 770m north of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Barrow beside Shotcombe Lane
• Earthwork E of Stake Farm
• Two bowl barrows 400m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 165m NNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 550m WNW of Dowerfield House
• St Mary's Church, West Milton
• Settlement E of Brow Copse
• Bowl barrow 1km south west of Manor Farm
• Two round barrows at crossroads N of village
• 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
• Field system W of Fore Hill
• Barrow 300yds (280m) SW of Kingston Farm
• Six round barrows 200m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Chambered long barrow N of Loscombe Plantation
• Medieval standing cross 10m west of Broomhill Cottage
• Dyke on Haydon Down
• Moated site and associated features, 320m west of Knapp Farm
• Three bowl barrows at Dry Wood, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow on Knight's Hill
• Bowl barrow 620m south west of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Dyke on Long Barrow Hill
• Bowl barrow 605m south west of Long Barrow 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
• Large multivallate hillfort containing two bowl barrows 855m north east of North Eggardon Farm
• Medieval standing cross 190m south east of St Mary's Church
• Four bowl barrows 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on North Hill 750m north east of Marsh Barn
• Standing stone called The Broad Stone
• Bowl barrow 800m south of Kingston Russell Farm, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• 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 700m NNW of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• Bell barrow 125m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 450m NNW of Field Barn
• Bowl barrow 700m east of South Eggardon Farm
• Bowl barrow 300m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 550m north west of Cogden Farm
• Dyke SE of Eggardon Hill camp
• Wynford Wood boundary bank
• Motte and bailey castle 160m north of Castle Mill Farm
• Bowl barrow and disc barrow 900m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bell barrow 850m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow in Well Bottom Wood
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow within Well Bottom Wood, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Standing stone 700m south east of North Barn Farm
• Two barrows on Chilcombe Hill
• Bowl barrow on Beaminster Down 530m south east of East Axnoller Farm
• Bowl barrow 450m NNE of West Hill Farm
• Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• The Castle hillfort
• Bowl Barrow, 710m south-west of Woolcombe Farm
• Earthworks on Askerswell Down
• Group of barrows near Big Wood
• Round barrow NW of Long Bottom Plantation
• Bowl barrow 660m south west of Chilstock
• Part of a Later Prehistoric or Romano-British field system 250m north of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Bowl barrow on Hammiton Hill 220m south west of Hammiton Farm
• Long mound 860m NNE of Whatcombe House, associated with the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• 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
• Bowl barrow 265m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 645m south west of North Barn Farm
• Camp on Chilcombe Hill
• Three bowl barrows 300m south west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 200m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot forming part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Enclosed Iron Age farmstead and part of an associated field system 215m west of New Barn
• Bowl barrow on Beaminster Down 770m north east of Higher Meerhay Farm
• Roman villa 725yds (660m) SE of Neville Farm
• Earthwork 80yds (70m) long NW of Coombe Bottom
• Corscombe Court barn
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow 880m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down barrow cemetery
• The Nine Stones: a small concentric stone circle 750m west of Winterbourne Abbas
• Bowl barrow 320m north west of Coombefield Farm
• Bowl barrow 360m south of Compton Barn
• 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
• Two bell barrows 15m north of Well Bottom Wood, part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Three barrows near Town Hill Barn
• Park pale in Rampisham park
• Bowl barrow 300m WNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Two bowl barrows 700m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bell barrow and five bowl barrows 1000m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Group of three round barrows SW of Longlands Barn
• 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 800m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Cross dyke 600m north of Pitcombe Farm
• Bell barrow 100m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery