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.

Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum are great places to visit near Higher Kingcombe if you like towns.

Higher Kingcombe is near some unmissable waterfalls like Jericho Weir,

Villages to visit near Higher Kingcombe include Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury.

There are a number of historic buildings near to Higher Kingcombe including The Cobb.

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

The area around Higher Kingcombe features a number of interesting ancient sites including Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle.

Hills to visit near Higher Kingcombe include Eggardon Hill.

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

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

Higher Kingcombe is near some unmissable airports like Bournemouth Airport,

Higher Kingcombe History

There are some historic monuments around Higher Kingcombe:

• Field system W of Fore Hill
• Bowl barrow 550m north west of Cogden Farm
• Part of a Later Iron Age or Romano-British settlement 590m north west of Compton Barn
• Bell barrow and five bowl barrows 1000m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Standing stone 700m south east of North Barn Farm
• Six round barrows 200m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 550m north east of Pitcombe Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow in 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
• Four bowl barrows 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow180m east of Hogleaze Bungalow
• Group of three round barrows on Eggardon Hill
• 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
• Bowl barrow 165m NNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 450m NNW of Field Barn
• Camp on Chilcombe Hill
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow 880m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down barrow cemetery
• Two bowl barrows 310m north east of Lancombe Farm
• Long barrow 200m north west of Longlands Farm
• Dyke SE of Eggardon Hill camp
• Group of barrows near Big Wood
• Two round barrows at crossroads N of village
• Bowl barrow 800m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Settlement E of Brow Copse
• Two bowl barrows 700m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Cross dyke 600m north of Pitcombe Farm
• Barrow beside Shotcombe Lane
• Three bowl barrows 300m south west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 200m north east of Holy Trinity Church
• Twenty-one barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Penannular ditched enclosure, 150m south of Turner's Farm Barn
• Bell barrow 850m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Three bowl barrows at Dry Wood, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Group of three round barrows W of Two Gates
• Moated site 60m north of Benville Manor
• Wynford Wood boundary bank
• Medieval standing cross 11m south east of the south porch of St Mary's Church
• Bowl barrow 340m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 265m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Three barrows near Town Hill Barn
• The Castle hillfort
• Bowl barrow 360m south of Compton 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
• Roman villa 725yds (660m) SE of Neville Farm
• Bowl barrow 1km south west of Manor Farm
• Standing stone called The Broad Stone
• Earthwork on Shipton Hill
• 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 645m south west of North Barn Farm
• Dyke on Long Barrow Hill
• Eggardon Hill disc barrow
• Bowl barrow 605m south west of Long Barrow Farm
• Earthwork 80yds (70m) long NW of Coombe Bottom
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• Two bowl barrows 400m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Barrowland Farm
• Barrow 300yds (280m) SW of Kingston Farm
• Two bell barrows 15m north of Well Bottom Wood, part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on Beaminster Down 530m south east of East Axnoller Farm
• Two barrows on Chilcombe Hill
• Bowl barrow 355m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Frampton Roman villa
• 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
• Group of three round barrows SW of Longlands Barn
• Motte and bailey castle 160m north of Castle Mill Farm
• Medieval standing cross 190m south east of St Mary's Church
• Medieval standing cross 10m west of Broomhill Cottage
• Two long barrows and round barrows on Long Barrow Hill
• Bowl Barrow, 710m south-west of Woolcombe Farm
• Bowl barrow and disc barrow 900m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 700m east of South Eggardon Farm
• Disc barrow 500m south east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Bell barrow 125m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 810m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Round barrow on Knight's Hill
• Earthwork on Castle Hill
• Bell barrow 100m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Moated site and associated features, 320m west of Knapp Farm
• Bowl barrow 300m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow NW of Long Bottom Plantation
• Earthworks on Askerswell Down
• The Nine Stones: a small concentric stone circle 750m west of Winterbourne Abbas
• Bowl barrow on Beaminster Down 770m north east of Higher Meerhay Farm
• Barrow 650yds (600m) N of North Barn Farm
• Corscombe Court barn
• 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 700m NNW of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• Earthwork E of Stake Farm
• Bowl barrow on North Hill 750m north east of Marsh Barn
• Long mound 860m NNE of Whatcombe House, associated with the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow 620m south west of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Chambered long barrow N of Loscombe Plantation
• Bowl barrow 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Dyke on Haydon Down
• Round barrow E of Two Gates
• Bowl barrow 200m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot forming part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Field system and enclosures on Middle Hill
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow within Well Bottom Wood, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Park pale in Rampisham park
• Hillfort N of Burcombe Wood
• Bowl barrow 320m north west of Coombefield Farm
• Bowl barrow 140m south east of Broadwater Cottage
• Bowl barrow 770m north of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Chambered tomb 900m south west of Manor Farm
• Bowl barrow 300m WNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Two bowl barrows 1250m east of Notton Hill Barn
• Bowl barrow on Hammiton Hill 220m south west of Hammiton Farm
• Bowl barrow in Well Bottom Wood
• Part of a Later Prehistoric or Romano-British field system 250m north of Eggardon Hill Farm
• St Mary's Church, West Milton
• Bowl barrow 550m WNW of Dowerfield House
• Large multivallate hillfort containing two bowl barrows 855m north east of North Eggardon Farm
• 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 660m south west of Chilstock