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.

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

Don't miss Jericho Weir's waterfalls if visiting the area around Portesham.

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

The Cobb is one of Portesham's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in Portesham.

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

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

Hills to visit near Portesham include Eggardon Hill.

The area around Portesham's best castles can be found at Corfe Castle.

There are a number of ruins near to Portesham including Corfe Castle.

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

Portesham History

There are some historic monuments around Portesham:

• Group of five round barrows on White Hill
• The Clandon Barrow, 450m west of Clandon Farm
• Two bowl barrows immediately south of Bayard Dairy
• Bowl barrow 780m north east of Hampton Farm
• Bowl barrow 700m east of South Eggardon Farm
• Bowl barrow 550m WNW of Dowerfield House
• Part of a Later Prehistoric or Romano-British field system 250m north of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Bowl barrow 500m north east of Clandon Farm
• Group of round barrows near Eweleaze 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
• The Kingston Russell stone circle 750m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Bell barrow 100m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow 250yds (230m) S of Chapel Coppice
• Bowl barrow 620m south west of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Barrowland Farm
• Group of barrows S of Goldsmith's Plantation
• Six round barrows 200m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Round barrows on Sheep Down
• Bowl barrow 450m NNW of Field Barn
• Two conjoined bowl barrows 550m north east of Manor Farm
• Two round barrows S of Ashton Farm
• Hampton stone circle
• Round barrows N of Pound Hill
• Standing stone called The Broad Stone
• Bell barrow and five bowl barrows 1000m 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
• 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 barrows in Seven Barrow Plantation
• The Nine Stones: a small concentric stone circle 750m west of Winterbourne Abbas
• Four bowl barrows immediately north west of Maiden Castle
• Round barrows W of Blagdon Barn
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Look Farm
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 50m south of the Hardy Monument
• Three bowl barrows 300m south west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow185m WSW of Higher Skippet Farm
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 770m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 870m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Bowl barrow 350m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Bowl barrow 750m SSE of Lower Kingston Russell Farm
• Long barrow 200m north west of Longlands Farm
• Group of round barrows on and to E of Great Hill
• Bowl barrow 300m WNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Eggardon Hill disc barrow
• Round barrow NE of Hog Hill Barn
• Two round barrows on Ridgeway
• Long barrow NW of Red Barn
• Round barrow N of Forston Barn
• Group of round barrows on Ridgeway
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 450m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Bowl barrow 300m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow SW of Pigeon House Cottages
• Round barrow E of Bayard's Barn
• Disc barrow 715m west of Bayard Farm
• 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 in Grimstone Clumps
• Cross dyke 600m north of Pitcombe Farm
• Round barrow N of Ridgeway
• Three bowl barrows on Tulk's Hill 800m north of East Bexington Farm
• Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Ridge Hill
• Bowl barrow 550m north east of Pitcombe Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Discontinuous surviving sections of Roman aqueduct
• Round barrows on Ridgeway
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 80m south east of the Hardy Monument
• Barrow 300yds (280m) SW of Kingston Farm
• Bowl barrow on Sheep Down, 600m east of Home Farm Cottages
• Bowl barrow 800m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Group of three round barrows W of Two Gates
• Bowl barrow and disc barrow 900m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Two bowl barrows 283m SSE of the Grey Mare and her Colts
• Two bowl barrows on Black Down immediately east of the Hardy Monument
• Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow NW of Jackman's Cross
• Group of round barrows W of Ridgeway Hill
• Round barrow on Ridgeway Hill
• Bell barrow 125m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 200m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot forming part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Round barrows on Four Barrow Hill
• Barrow E of Red Barn
• Two bowl barrows 1250m east of Notton Hill Barn
• Four bowl barrows 725m ESE of Wears Farm
• Bowl barrow 220m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Bowl barrow 810m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Lime kiln 800ft (245m) NW of Langton Cross
• Bowl barrow in New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Long barrow NE of Ashley
• St Catherine's Chapel, field system and quarries at Chapel Hill
• Bowl barrow 320m north west of Coombefield Farm
• Langton Cross: a wayside cross 850m south west of Tatton House
• Barrow on parish boundary
• Barrow beside Shotcombe Lane
• Large multivallate hillfort containing two bowl barrows 855m north east of North Eggardon Farm
• Settlement E of Brow Copse
• Dyke on Haydon Down
• Bowl barrow on Limekiln Hill 650m south east of Green Leaze
• Group of round barrows on Shorn Hill and Bronkham Hill
• Round barrow in White Hill Plantation
• Bowl barrow 355m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Round barrows on Grove Hill
• Round barrow E of Two Gates
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 150m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Disc barrow 500m south east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Two round barrows at crossroads N of village
• Two bowl barrows 720m south east of Friar Waddon House
• Round barrow on Stratton Down
• Long barrow immediately north west of Maiden Castle
• Round barrow NE of Friar Waddon
• Lynchets S of Stavordale Wood
• Cross-ridge dyke on Windsbatch
• Bowl Barrow, 710m south-west of Woolcombe Farm
• Earthwork N of Hampton Plantations
• Two barrows at Rew
• Frampton Roman villa
• Four bowl barrows 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Barrow 650yds (600m) N of North Barn Farm
• Earthworks on Askerswell Down
• Bowl barrow 800m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow 880m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down barrow cemetery
• Chambered long barrow N of Loscombe Plantation
• Four bowl barrows on Hog Hill, west and north west of Maiden Castle
• Bowl barrow 140m south east of Broadwater Cottage
• Long barrow E of Northfield Plantation
• Field system in Valley of Stones (including earthwork N of Crow Hill)
• Group of three round barrows NE of Jackman's Cross
• Bowl barrow 450m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bronze Age enclosure, associated linear earthworks and field system, and a later dewpond on Tenants Hill
• Bell barrow in Highfield Plantation and two bowl barrows immediately north west of Forty Acre Plantation
• Bowl barrow 265m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bell barrow 850m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Two long barrows and round barrows on Long Barrow Hill
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• Two round barrows on North Hill
• Penannular ditched enclosure, 150m south of Turner's Farm Barn
• Humpty Dumpty Field, Radipole
• Bowl barrow on Limekiln Hill 500m north of Labour-in-Vain Farm
• Standing stone 700m south east of North Barn Farm
• Long barrow, three bell barrows, fancy barrow and a linear earthwork 800m north of Maiden Castle
• Old Warren earthwork
• Four round barrows NW of Blagdon Barn
• Bowl barrow 165m NNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Chambered tomb called The Grey Mare and her Colts
• Three round barrows E of Smitten Corner
• Maiden Castle
• Helstone burial chamber
• Three barrows S of Hart Hill Plantation
• Dyke SE of Eggardon Hill camp
• Two round barrows on Ridgeway
• Bowl barrow 360m south west of Clandon Farm
• Round barrow SW of village
• Two bell barrows 15m north of Well Bottom Wood, part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Three bowl barrows on The Knoll 450m north west of Treetops
• Round barrow on Pound Hill
• Long mound 860m NNE of Whatcombe House, associated with the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow 605m south west of Long Barrow Farm
• St Peter's Abbey
• Bowl barrow 450m NNE of West Hill Farm
• Round barrow E of The Buildings
• Bowl barrow 800m south of Kingston Russell Farm, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Group of barrows near Big Wood
• Bowl barrow 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Duck decoy at Abbotsbury Swannery, 630m SSW of Horsepool Farm
• Bowl barrow 120m east of White Hill Wood
• Barrow S of Three-Cornered Plantation
• Bowl barrow 340m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
• Friar Waddon Hill round barrows
• Round barrow on Hogcliff Hill
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow within Well Bottom Wood, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow180m east of Hogleaze Bungalow
• Enclosure on Sheep Down 930m south east of Heart Clump
• Abbotsbury Castle (camp)
• 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 645m south west of North Barn Farm
• Chambered tomb 900m south west of Manor Farm
• Group of three round barrows SW of Longlands Barn
• Round barrow on Rew Hill
• Bowl barrow in Well Bottom Wood
• Two fishponds in Oddens Wood
• Part of a Later Iron Age or Romano-British settlement 590m north west of Compton Barn
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Group of three round barrows on Eggardon Hill
• Twenty-one barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Bowl barrow 700m NNW of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• Three barrows near Town Hill Barn
• Dyke on Long Barrow Hill
• Round barrow N of Ballarat House
• Two round barrows on Wears Hill
• Round barrow 230yds (210m) E of White Hill Plantation
• Round barrow on Shorn Hill
• Wynford Wood boundary bank
• Long barrow W of Hampton Barn
• Bowl barrow 360m south of Compton Barn
• Bowl barrow 500m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Cross in St Mary's churchyard
• Earthwork 80yds (70m) long NW of Coombe Bottom
• Dyke on Wears Hill
• Bowl barrow 380m west of Whitfield Farm
• Two bowl barrows 400m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow SW of Ashton Cottages
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Pigeon House long 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
• Round barrow NW of Long Bottom Plantation
• Two bowl barrows 700m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow N of Ashton Cottages
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 400m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Three barrows N of Penn Hill
• Bowl barrow 770m north of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Long barrow and four bowl barrows 500m north west of Whitfield Farm