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.

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

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

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

Places near Puncknowle feature a number of interesting historic buildings including The Cobb.

There are a number of historic monuments near to Puncknowle including King's Statue (King George III Statue).

There are a several good ancient sites in the Puncknowle area like Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle.

The area close to Puncknowle boasts some of the best hills including Eggardon Hill.

The area close to Puncknowle boasts some of the best castles including Corfe Castle.

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

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

Puncknowle History

There are some historic monuments around Puncknowle:

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