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.

Portesham is near some unmissable waterfalls like Jericho Weir,

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

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 has some unmissable ancient sites nearby like Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle.

Portesham is near some unmissable hills like Eggardon Hill,

Corfe Castle is one of Portesham's best, nearby castles to visit in Portesham.

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

There are a number of airports near to Portesham including Bournemouth Airport.

Portesham History

There are some historic monuments around Portesham:

• Long mound 860m NNE of Whatcombe House, associated with the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Group of round barrows on and to E of Great Hill
• Chambered long barrow N of Loscombe Plantation
• Bowl barrow 120m east of White Hill Wood
• Round barrow N of Ashton Cottages
• Round barrow on Rew Hill
• Friar Waddon Hill round barrows
• Pigeon House long barrow
• Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 620m south west of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Bowl barrow 680m north east of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Helstone burial chamber
• Barrow on parish boundary
• Round barrow N of Forston Barn
• Bowl barrow 355m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Part of a Later Prehistoric or Romano-British field system 250m north of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Four round barrows NW of Blagdon Barn
• Round barrow on Ridgeway Hill
• Abbotsbury Castle (camp)
• Field system in Valley of Stones (including earthwork N of Crow Hill)
• Standing stone 700m south east of North Barn Farm
• Long barrow and four bowl barrows 500m north west of Whitfield Farm
• St Peter's Abbey
• Round barrow E of Two Gates
• Bowl barrow 800m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow on Sheep Down, 600m east of Home Farm Cottages
• Barrow S of Three-Cornered Plantation
• Bowl barrow 645m south west of North Barn Farm
• Penannular ditched enclosure, 150m south of Turner's Farm Barn
• Long barrow immediately north west of Maiden Castle
• Two bowl barrows 400m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow on Hogcliff Hill
• The Nine Stones: a small concentric stone circle 750m west of Winterbourne Abbas
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 80m south east of the Hardy Monument
• Round barrows W of Blagdon Barn
• Group of round barrows near Eweleaze Barn
• Bowl barrow on Limekiln Hill 500m north of Labour-in-Vain Farm
• 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
• Eggardon Hill disc barrow
• Bowl barrow 450m NNE of West Hill Farm
• Bowl barrow 300m WNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow N of Ridgeway
• Cross-ridge dyke on Windsbatch
• Bowl barrow in Well Bottom Wood
• Four bowl barrows immediately north west of Maiden Castle
• Maiden Castle
• Two round barrows on North Hill
• Round barrow in White Hill Plantation
• Two bowl barrows 720m south east of Friar Waddon House
• Dyke on Haydon Down
• Part of a Later Iron Age or Romano-British settlement 590m north west of Compton Barn
• Bowl barrow 800m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Two round barrows at crossroads N of village
• Bowl barrow 700m east of South Eggardon Farm
• Round barrows on Sheep Down
• Six round barrows 200m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Lynchets S of Stavordale Wood
• Bowl barrow 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Four bowl barrows 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 140m south east of Broadwater Cottage
• Long barrow W of Hampton Barn
• Lime kiln 800ft (245m) NW of Langton Cross
• Three bowl barrows at Dry Wood, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Wynford Wood boundary bank
• Two bowl barrows immediately south of Bayard Dairy
• Round barrows N of Pound Hill
• Round barrow 230yds (210m) E of White Hill Plantation
• The Kingston Russell stone circle 750m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Langton Cross: a wayside cross 850m south west of Tatton House
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow and disc barrow 900m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Dyke SE of Eggardon Hill camp
• Bowl Barrow, 710m south-west of Woolcombe Farm
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 400m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Long barrow E of Northfield Plantation
• Bowl barrow 450m NNW of Field Barn
• Bowl barrow 700m NNW of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• Group of barrows in Seven Barrow Plantation
• Long barrow NW of Red Barn
• Bowl barrow 200m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot forming part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow E of Bayard's Barn
• Two bowl barrows 700m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Standing stone called The Broad Stone
• Two bowl barrows 1250m east of Notton Hill Barn
• Three barrows S of Hart Hill Plantation
• Bell barrow 850m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Twenty-one barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Group of round barrows W of Ridgeway Hill
• Round barrow on Shorn Hill
• Enclosure on Sheep Down 930m south east of Heart Clump
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 150m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Round barrow E of The Buildings
• Three bowl barrows on Tulk's Hill 800m north of East Bexington Farm
• Bowl barrow on Limekiln Hill 650m south east of Green Leaze
• Cross in St Mary's churchyard
• Round barrow on Stratton Down
• Bowl barrow 350m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Bell barrow and five bowl barrows 1000m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 500m north east of Clandon Farm
• Bowl barrow 500m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Two round barrows on Wears Hill
• Round barrow N of Ballarat House
• Bowl barrow 780m north east of Hampton Farm
• Bowl barrow 380m west of Whitfield Farm
• 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
• Chambered tomb called The Grey Mare and her Colts
• Group of three round barrows SW of Longlands Barn
• 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 on Black Down, 450m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Bowl barrow 220m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Round barrow SW of village
• Bowl barrow 750m SSE of Lower Kingston Russell Farm
• Bowl barrow 360m south west of Clandon Farm
• Round barrow NE of Friar Waddon
• Settlement E of Brow Copse
• Bell barrow 125m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Group of three round barrows on Eggardon Hill
• Bowl barrow 165m NNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Three barrows near Town Hill Barn
• Chambered tomb 900m south west of Manor Farm
• Four bowl barrows on Hog Hill, west and north west of Maiden Castle
• Long barrow NE of Ashley
• Two round barrows on Ridgeway
• Hampton stone circle
• Group of barrows near Big Wood
• Bowl barrow 770m north of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow 340m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow SW of Pigeon House Cottages
• Bowl barrow in New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Bell barrow 100m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Group of five round barrows on White Hill
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 870m north west of the Hardy Monument
• The Clandon Barrow, 450m west of Clandon Farm
• Humpty Dumpty Field, Radipole
• Two bowl barrows 283m SSE of the Grey Mare and her Colts
• Two conjoined bowl barrows 550m north east of Manor Farm
• Old Warren earthwork
• Round barrow 250yds (230m) S of Chapel Coppice
• Two barrows at Rew
• Barrow beside Shotcombe Lane
• Earthworks on Askerswell Down
• Two round barrows S of Ashton 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
• Barrow E of Red Barn
• Round barrows on Four Barrow Hill
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Look Farm
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• Round barrows on Ridgeway
• Three bowl barrows on The Knoll 450m north west of Treetops
• Cross dyke 600m north of Pitcombe Farm
• Long barrow 200m north west of Longlands Farm
• Earthwork N of Hampton Plantations
• Bowl barrow 605m south west of Long Barrow Farm
• Earthwork 80yds (70m) long NW of Coombe Bottom
• Dyke on Wears Hill
• Round barrow NW of Jackman's Cross
• Three barrows N of Penn Hill
• Long barrow, three bell barrows, fancy barrow and a linear earthwork 800m north of Maiden Castle
• St Catherine's Chapel, field system and quarries at Chapel Hill
• 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
• Bowl barrow180m east of Hogleaze Bungalow
• Bowl barrow 300m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Two round barrows on Ridgeway
• Round barrow SW of Ashton Cottages
• Duck decoy at Abbotsbury Swannery, 630m SSW of Horsepool Farm
• Bowl barrow 810m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Group of barrows S of Goldsmith's Plantation
• Round barrow in Grimstone Clumps
• Barrow 300yds (280m) SW of Kingston Farm
• Group of round barrows on Ridgeway
• Round barrows on Grove Hill
• Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Ridge Hill
• Disc barrow 500m south east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Round barrow NW of Long Bottom Plantation
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Barrowland Farm
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 50m south of the Hardy Monument
• Bronze Age enclosure, associated linear earthworks and field system, and a later dewpond on Tenants Hill
• Bowl barrow 450m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bell barrow in Highfield Plantation and two bowl barrows immediately north west of Forty Acre Plantation
• Group of three round barrows W of Two Gates
• Dyke on Long Barrow Hill
• Bowl barrow 265m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow NE of Hog Hill Barn
• Frampton Roman villa
• Three round barrows E of Smitten Corner
• Two fishponds in Oddens Wood
• Group of round barrows on Shorn Hill and Bronkham Hill
• Discontinuous surviving sections of Roman aqueduct
• Bowl barrow 550m WNW of Dowerfield House
• Disc barrow 715m west of Bayard Farm
• Four bowl barrows 725m ESE of Wears Farm
• Bowl barrow 360m south of Compton Barn
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow 880m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down barrow cemetery
• Two bowl barrows on Black Down immediately east of the Hardy Monument
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow within Well Bottom Wood, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot 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 on Black Down, 770m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Round barrow on Pound Hill
• Three bowl barrows 300m south west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Two long barrows and round barrows on Long Barrow Hill
• Bowl barrow185m WSW of Higher Skippet Farm
• Barrow 650yds (600m) N of North Barn Farm
• Large multivallate hillfort containing two bowl barrows 855m north east of North Eggardon Farm
• Bowl barrow 320m north west of Coombefield Farm