Puncknowle is a Town in the county of Dorset.

Retail in Puncknowle

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

Puncknowle has some unmissable towns nearby like Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum.

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

Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury are great places to visit near Puncknowle if you like villages.

Don't miss The Cobb's historic buildings if visiting the area around Puncknowle.

King's Statue (King George III Statue) is one of Puncknowle's best, nearby historic monuments to visit in Puncknowle.

The area around Puncknowle features a number of interesting ancient sites including Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle.

Hills to visit near Puncknowle include Eggardon Hill.

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

Don't miss Corfe Castle's ruins if visiting the area around Puncknowle.

Don't miss Bournemouth Airport's airports if visiting the area around Puncknowle.

Puncknowle History

There are some historic monuments around Puncknowle:

• Bowl Barrow, 710m south-west of Woolcombe Farm
• Three bowl barrows on The Knoll 450m north west of Treetops
• Bowl barrow 165m NNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on Limekiln Hill 500m north of Labour-in-Vain Farm
• Bowl barrow 350m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Bowl barrow 200m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot forming part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on Sheep Down, 600m east of Home Farm Cottages
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Duck decoy at Abbotsbury Swannery, 630m SSW of Horsepool Farm
• Earthwork on Shipton Hill
• St Catherine's Chapel, field system and quarries at Chapel Hill
• Four bowl barrows 725m ESE of Wears Farm
• Bowl barrow 220m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Bowl barrow 620m south west of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Bell barrow and five bowl barrows 1000m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bell barrow 100m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Medieval standing cross 11m south east of the south porch of St Mary's Church
• 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
• Standing stone 700m south east of North Barn Farm
• Disc barrow 500m south east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
• 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 550m north east of Pitcombe Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Medieval standing cross 190m south east of St Mary's Church
• Dyke on Wears Hill
• Round barrow 250yds (230m) S of Chapel Coppice
• Round barrow on Knight's Hill
• Bowl barrow 500m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Two bell barrows 15m north of Well Bottom Wood, part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Enclosure on Sheep Down 930m south east of Heart Clump
• 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
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Long barrow 200m north west of Longlands Farm
• Round barrow E of Two Gates
• Bowl barrow 360m south of Compton Barn
• Earthwork 80yds (70m) long NW of Coombe Bottom
• Long barrow NE of Ashley
• Bowl barrow 800m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Large multivallate hillfort containing two bowl barrows 855m north east of North Eggardon Farm
• Bowl barrow on North Hill 750m north east of Marsh Barn
• St Peter's Abbey
• Bowl barrow 800m south of Kingston Russell Farm, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• 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 750m SSE of Lower Kingston Russell Farm
• Two barrows on Chilcombe Hill
• Two bowl barrows 700m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 660m south west of Chilstock
• Wynford Wood boundary bank
• Bowl barrow 550m WNW of Dowerfield House
• Camp on Chilcombe Hill
• Round barrow 230yds (210m) E of White Hill Plantation
• Six round barrows 200m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 120m east of White Hill Wood
• Bowl barrow 450m NNW of Field Barn
• 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
• Bell barrow 125m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Two bowl barrows 310m north east of Lancombe Farm
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 870m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Cross dyke 600m north of Pitcombe Farm
• Twenty-one barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Bowl barrow 340m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 810m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow in Well Bottom Wood
• Field system in Valley of Stones (including earthwork N of Crow Hill)
• Two long barrows and round barrows on Long Barrow Hill
• Penannular ditched enclosure, 150m south of Turner's Farm Barn
• Bowl barrow and disc barrow 900m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow 880m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 800m north east of Gorwell Farm
• St Mary's Church, West Milton
• Group of three round barrows on Eggardon Hill
• Long barrow W of Hampton Barn
• Bowl barrow on Hammiton Hill 220m south west of Hammiton Farm
• Two bowl barrows 400m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 550m north west of Cogden Farm
• Long barrow E of Northfield Plantation
• Barrow 300yds (280m) SW of Kingston Farm
• Dyke SE of Eggardon Hill camp
• The Kingston Russell stone circle 750m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Field system W of Fore Hill
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Look Farm
• Bowl barrow 140m south east of Broadwater Cottage
• Chambered tomb 900m south west of Manor Farm
• Group of five round barrows on White Hill
• Long mound 860m NNE of Whatcombe House, associated with the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Part of a Later Prehistoric or Romano-British field system 250m north of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Part of a Later Iron Age or Romano-British settlement 590m north west of Compton Barn
• Dyke on Haydon Down
• Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Lynchets S of Stavordale Wood
• Bowl barrow in New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 700m east of South Eggardon Farm
• Three bowl barrows 300m south west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Dyke on Long Barrow Hill
• Round barrow in White Hill Plantation
• Two bowl barrows 283m SSE of the Grey Mare and her Colts
• Standing stone called The Broad Stone
• Bowl barrow 320m north west of Coombefield Farm
• Earthworks on Askerswell Down
• 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 three round barrows W of Two Gates
• Old Warren earthwork
• Bowl barrow 645m south west of North Barn Farm
• Barrow beside Shotcombe Lane
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Barrowland Farm
• Three bowl barrows at Dry Wood, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Bind Barrow
• Motte and bailey castle 160m north of Castle Mill Farm
• Bowl barrow on Limekiln Hill 650m south east of Green Leaze
• Bowl barrow 300m WNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Abbotsbury Castle (camp)
• Bowl barrow 770m north of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Two fishponds in Oddens Wood
• Bell barrow 850m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Hampton stone circle
• Chambered tomb called The Grey Mare and her Colts
• Settlement E of Brow Copse
• Bronze Age enclosure, associated linear earthworks and field system, and a later dewpond on Tenants Hill
• Three bowl barrows on Tulk's Hill 800m north of East Bexington Farm
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow within Well Bottom Wood, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 605m south west of Long Barrow Farm
• Hillfort N of Burcombe Wood
• Bowl barrow 265m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 355m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Two round barrows on Wears Hill
• Eggardon Hill disc barrow
• Bowl barrow 200m north east of Holy Trinity Church
• Two round barrows at crossroads N of village