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.

Don't miss Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum's towns if visiting the area around Puncknowle.

Jericho Weir is one of Puncknowle's best, nearby waterfalls to visit in Puncknowle.

There are a several good villages in the Puncknowle area like Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury.

Historic Buildings to visit near Puncknowle include The Cobb.

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

Don't miss Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle's ancient sites if visiting the area around Puncknowle.

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

Corfe Castle is a great place to visit close to Puncknowle if you like castles.

There are a several good ruins in the area around Puncknowle like Corfe Castle.

There are a several good airports in the area around Puncknowle like Bournemouth Airport.

Puncknowle History

There are some historic monuments around Puncknowle:

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