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.

Portesham's best nearby towns can be found at Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum.

There are a number of waterfalls near to Portesham including Jericho Weir.

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

Historic Buildings to visit near Portesham include The Cobb.

The area close to Portesham boasts some of the best historic monuments including King's Statue (King George III Statue).

Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle are some of Portesham best ancient sites to visit near Portesham.

Places near Portesham feature a number of interesting hills including Eggardon Hill.

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

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