Portesham is a Town in the county of Dorset.

Retail in Portesham

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

There are a several good towns in the Portesham area like Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum.

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

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

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

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

Portesham's best nearby ancient sites can be found at Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle.

The area close to Portesham boasts some of the best hills including Eggardon Hill.

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

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

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

Portesham History

There are some historic monuments around Portesham:

• Bowl barrow and pond barrow within Well Bottom Wood, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Barrowland Farm
• Barrow on parish boundary
• Four bowl barrows immediately north west of Maiden Castle
• Long barrow NW of Red Barn
• Two long barrows and round barrows on Long Barrow Hill
• Bowl barrow 450m NNE of West Hill Farm
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• Round barrows on Grove Hill
• Group of round barrows on Shorn Hill and Bronkham Hill
• Long barrow NE of Ashley
• Three bowl barrows on The Knoll 450m north west of Treetops
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 80m south east of the Hardy Monument
• Bowl barrow and disc barrow 900m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Round barrows on Sheep Down
• The Clandon Barrow, 450m west of Clandon Farm
• Three bowl barrows at Dry Wood, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Barrow beside Shotcombe Lane
• Friar Waddon Hill round barrows
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Frampton Roman villa
• Round barrow in Grimstone Clumps
• Group of round barrows on Ridgeway
• Two bowl barrows 400m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 800m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Two bowl barrows on Black Down immediately east of the Hardy Monument
• Three bowl barrows 300m south west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 340m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Two round barrows on Ridgeway
• Bell barrow 125m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Two bowl barrows 720m south east of Friar Waddon House
• Bowl barrow185m WSW of Higher Skippet Farm
• Round barrow E of Bayard's Barn
• Two fishponds in Oddens Wood
• Bowl barrow180m east of Hogleaze Bungalow
• Bowl barrow 700m east of South Eggardon Farm
• Six round barrows 200m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• 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 750m SSE of Lower Kingston Russell Farm
• Bowl barrow 500m north east of Clandon Farm
• Round barrow NW of Jackman's Cross
• Part of a Later Prehistoric or Romano-British field system 250m north of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Group of round barrows near Eweleaze Barn
• Two round barrows S of Ashton Farm
• Settlement E of Brow Copse
• Enclosure on Sheep Down 930m south east of Heart Clump
• Bowl barrow 350m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Eggardon Hill disc barrow
• 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
• Two round barrows on North Hill
• Bowl barrow 800m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Standing stone called The Broad Stone
• Round barrow N of Ashton Cottages
• Two conjoined bowl barrows 550m north east of Manor Farm
• Twenty-one barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Duck decoy at Abbotsbury Swannery, 630m SSW of Horsepool Farm
• Chambered tomb 900m south west of Manor Farm
• Two round barrows on Ridgeway
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Look Farm
• Pigeon House long barrow
• Bowl barrow 645m south west of North Barn Farm
• Bowl barrow 450m NNW of Field Barn
• Cross in St Mary's churchyard
• Round barrow on Pound Hill
• Chambered tomb called The Grey Mare and her Colts
• Barrow E of Red Barn
• Dyke SE of Eggardon Hill camp
• Three barrows S of Hart Hill Plantation
• Bowl barrow 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Earthworks on Askerswell Down
• Round barrow E of The Buildings
• Group of five round barrows on White Hill
• Three barrows near Town Hill Barn
• Round barrow in White Hill Plantation
• Group of barrows near Big Wood
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 870m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Bowl barrow 360m south of Compton Barn
• Group of three round barrows W of Two Gates
• Bowl barrow 620m south west of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Bronze Age enclosure, associated linear earthworks and field system, and a later dewpond on Tenants Hill
• Helstone burial chamber
• St Peter's Abbey
• The Kingston Russell stone circle 750m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Bowl barrow 700m NNW of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 400m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
• Maiden Castle
• Three barrows N of Penn Hill
• Round barrow on Hogcliff Hill
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe 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
• Cross dyke 600m north of Pitcombe Farm
• Round barrows N of Pound Hill
• Long barrow W of Hampton Barn
• Barrow 300yds (280m) SW of Kingston Farm
• Bowl barrow 770m north of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 50m south of the Hardy Monument
• Three bowl barrows on Tulk's Hill 800m north of East Bexington Farm
• Bowl barrow 300m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Old Warren earthwork
• Round barrow on Rew Hill
• Lynchets S of Stavordale Wood
• 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
• Long barrow and four bowl barrows 500m north west of Whitfield Farm
• Four bowl barrows 725m ESE of Wears Farm
• Round barrow SW of Pigeon House Cottages
• Bowl barrow 300m WNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Large multivallate hillfort containing two bowl barrows 855m north east of North Eggardon Farm
• Bowl barrow 140m south east of Broadwater Cottage
• Barrow S of Three-Cornered Plantation
• Bowl barrow on Sheep Down, 600m east of Home Farm Cottages
• Three round barrows E of Smitten Corner
• Round barrow on Ridgeway Hill
• Bowl barrow 220m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Dyke on Haydon Down
• Group of round barrows W of Ridgeway Hill
• Bell barrow and five bowl barrows 1000m south east of Kingston Russell 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
• Barrow 650yds (600m) N of North Barn Farm
• Bowl barrow 355m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Four bowl barrows on Hog Hill, west and north west of Maiden Castle
• Round barrow on Stratton Down
• Round barrow on Shorn Hill
• Round barrow NE of Hog Hill Barn
• Bowl barrow 320m north west of Coombefield Farm
• Standing stone 700m south east of North Barn Farm
• Langton Cross: a wayside cross 850m south west of Tatton House
• Bowl barrow 810m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• 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 380m west of Whitfield Farm
• Round barrow N of Ridgeway
• 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
• The Nine Stones: a small concentric stone circle 750m west of Winterbourne Abbas
• Group of round barrows on and to E of Great Hill
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 770m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Hampton stone circle
• Group of barrows in Seven Barrow Plantation
• Bell barrow in Highfield Plantation and two bowl barrows immediately north west of Forty Acre Plantation
• Bell barrow 100m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow in Well Bottom Wood
• Two barrows at Rew
• Bowl barrow 550m WNW of Dowerfield House
• Four round barrows NW of Blagdon Barn
• Round barrow 230yds (210m) E of White Hill Plantation
• Dyke on Long Barrow Hill
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow 880m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down barrow cemetery
• Round barrow E of Two Gates
• Bowl barrow 265m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 165m NNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round 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
• Two bowl barrows immediately south of Bayard Dairy
• Wynford Wood boundary bank
• Four bowl barrows 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Penannular ditched enclosure, 150m south of Turner's Farm Barn
• Lime kiln 800ft (245m) NW of Langton Cross
• Field system in Valley of Stones (including earthwork N of Crow Hill)
• Long barrow E of Northfield Plantation
• Disc barrow 715m west of Bayard Farm
• Round barrow SW of Ashton Cottages
• Cross-ridge dyke on Windsbatch
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 450m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Bowl barrow 500m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 150m north west of the Hardy Monument
• St Catherine's Chapel, field system and quarries at Chapel Hill
• Round barrow NW of Long Bottom Plantation
• Earthwork 80yds (70m) long NW of Coombe Bottom
• Group of three round barrows on Eggardon Hill
• Bowl Barrow, 710m south-west of Woolcombe Farm
• Round barrow N of Ballarat House
• Round barrows W of Blagdon Barn
• Round barrow NE of Friar Waddon
• Group of three round barrows SW of Longlands Barn
• Two bowl barrows 1250m east of Notton Hill Barn
• Long mound 860m NNE of Whatcombe House, associated with the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Discontinuous surviving sections of Roman aqueduct
• Bowl barrow 450m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow in New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow N of Forston Barn
• Bowl barrow 200m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot forming part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Earthwork N of Hampton Plantations
• Group of three round barrows NE of Jackman's Cross
• Abbotsbury Castle (camp)
• Part of a Later Iron Age or Romano-British settlement 590m north west of Compton Barn
• Round barrow 250yds (230m) S of Chapel Coppice
• Chambered long barrow N of Loscombe Plantation
• Bowl barrow 605m south west of Long Barrow Farm
• Long barrow 200m north west of Longlands Farm
• Two bowl barrows 283m SSE of the Grey Mare and her Colts
• Round barrows on Ridgeway
• Two round barrows at crossroads N of village
• Round barrows on Four Barrow Hill
• Two round barrows on Wears Hill
• Bowl barrow 360m south west of Clandon Farm
• Bowl barrow 120m east of White Hill Wood
• Long barrow immediately north west of Maiden Castle
• Group of barrows S of Goldsmith's Plantation
• Long barrow, three bell barrows, fancy barrow and a linear earthwork 800m north of Maiden Castle
• Bell barrow 850m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Humpty Dumpty Field, Radipole
• Bowl barrow on Limekiln Hill 500m north of Labour-in-Vain Farm
• Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow SW of village
• Bowl barrow 780m north east of Hampton Farm
• Disc barrow 500m south east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Bowl barrow on Limekiln Hill 650m south east of Green Leaze
• Dyke on Wears Hill
• Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Ridge Hill