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.

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

Places near Portesham feature a number of interesting waterfalls including Jericho Weir.

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

The area close to Portesham boasts some of the best historic buildings including The Cobb.

Historic Monuments to visit near Portesham include King's Statue (King George III Statue).

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.

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

Bournemouth Airport is a great place to visit close to Portesham if you like airports.

Portesham History

There are some historic monuments around Portesham:

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