Stratton is a Town in the county of Dorset.

Retail in Stratton

There are great places to visit near Stratton 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 Stratton if you like towns.

Jericho Weir is a great place to visit close to Stratton if you like waterfalls.

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

The area around Stratton's best historic buildings can be found at The Cobb.

Don't miss King's Statue (King George III Statue)'s historic monuments if visiting the area around Stratton.

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

Hills to visit near Stratton include Eggardon Hill.

The area around Stratton's best castles can be found at Corfe Castle.

Ruins to visit near Stratton include Corfe Castle.

Bournemouth Airport is one of Stratton's best, nearby airports to visit in Stratton.

Stratton History

There are some historic monuments around Stratton:

• Round barrow N of Ballarat House
• Round barrow on Hogcliff Hill
• Four bowl barrows immediately north west of Maiden Castle
• Four bowl barrows on Hog Hill, west and north west of Maiden Castle
• The Castle hillfort
• Roman road in Kingston Park
• Six barrows on Ridgeway Hill
• Two bowl barrows 283m SSE of the Grey Mare and her Colts
• Pigeon House long barrow
• Martin Down enclosure 300m north of Huish Barn
• Six round barrows 200m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on Sheep Down, 600m east of Home Farm Cottages
• 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 Batcombe Down 450m south west of The Friary of St Francis
• Three bowl barrows 530m and 350m north east of Whitcombe Barn
• Round barrow on Ellston Hill
• Standing stone called The Broad Stone
• Bowl barrow in Well Bottom Wood
• Enclosure on Sheep Down 930m south east of Heart Clump
• Field system W of Fore Hill
• Round barrow on Black Hill
• Three barrows N of Penn Hill
• Round barrow NW of Long Bottom Plantation
• Group of barrows on West Hill
• Medieval standing cross 11m south east of the south porch of St Mary's Church
• Round barrow N of Ashton Cottages
• Medieval standing cross 190m south east of St Mary's Church
• Group of barrows E of Northdown Barn
• Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill 500m north of Whitcombe Farm
• Round barrow N of Ridgeway
• Settlement remains N of Maiden Castle
• Two barrows on Little Puddle Hill
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow within Well Bottom Wood, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Round barrows on Grove Hill
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 150m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Bowl barrow 650m south of The Friary of St Francis
• Earthwork on Cross Hill
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Preston Roman villa
• Two square enclosures in Tenant's Bottom
• Two bowl barrows 320m south west of Laycock Dairy Farm
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 450m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Settlement on Smacam Down
• Round barrow N of Heave Coppice
• Bowl barrow 220m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Group of four round barrows in Cripton Wood
• Three bowl barrows at Dry Wood, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 780m north east of Hampton Farm
• Four round barrows NW of Blagdon Barn
• Round barrow NW of Jackman's Cross
• Bowl barrow 200m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot forming part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow on Shorn Hill
• Two fishponds in Oddens Wood
• Hampton stone circle
• Two bowl barrows on Black Down immediately east of the Hardy Monument
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Long barrow W of Hampton Barn
• Medieval settlement 850m north of St Mary's Church
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 870m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Three barrows near Town Hill Barn
• Group of barrows S of Goldsmith's Plantation
• Bowl barrow 500m north east of Clandon Farm
• Two bowl barrows on Conygar Hill
• Bowl barrow on Little Minterne Hill, 1km north east of Minterne Parva Farm
• Long barrow, three bell barrows, fancy barrow and a linear earthwork 800m north of Maiden Castle
• Field system in Valley of Stones (including earthwork N of Crow Hill)
• Group of round barrows on and to E of Great Hill
• The Nine Stones: a small concentric stone circle 750m west of Winterbourne Abbas
• Bowl barrow on Plush Hill 600m ESE of Lower Farm, Plush
• Bowl barrow on Little Puddle Hill, 920m north west of Fidler's Green Farm
• Bell barrow 125m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Ridge Hill
• Cross in St Mary's churchyard
• Medieval settlement of Little Piddle
• Group of round barrows on Shorn Hill and Bronkham Hill
• Twenty-one barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Churchyard cross
• Three bowl barrows at the western end of Waterston Ridge, 360m north west of Fidler's Green 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
• Two bell barrows 15m north of Well Bottom Wood, part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Barrow 200yds (180m) N of the White Horse
• Barrows in Came Wood
• Bowl barrow 450m NNW of Field Barn
• Group of barrows near Big Wood
• Two round barrows on Ridgeway
• Round barrow SW of village
• Part of Roman, Saxon, and medieval town in grounds of Wollaston House
• Cerne Park boundary bank
• Field system and settlement on West Hill, Plush
• Bowl barrow 700m NNW of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow 880m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down barrow cemetery
• Barrow on parish boundary
• Round barrows on Ridgeway
• Colliton Park Roman house
• Round barrow E of Bayard's Barn
• Bowl barrow 120m east of White Hill Wood
• Three round barrows E of Smitten Corner
• Bowl barrow185m WSW of Higher Skippet Farm
• Hill figure called The Giant
• Bowl barrow 265m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Settlement and field system on Black Hill
• Bell barrow 70m west of Fidler's Green
• Culliford Tree long barrow and group of round barrows
• Long barrow 400yds (360m) NW of Hill Barn
• Multi-period archaeological landscape centred on and including a slight univallate hillfort called Chalbury, two bowl barrows, part of a Bronze Age urnfield and a series of medieval strip fields
• Bowl barrow 550m north east of Pitcombe Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow on Stratton Down
• Three barrows S of Hart Hill Plantation
• Bowl barrow180m east of Hogleaze Bungalow
• Long barrow 200m north west of Longlands Farm
• Barrow S of Wolfeton Clump
• Disc barrow 715m west of Bayard Farm
• Bell barrow in Highfield Plantation and two bowl barrows immediately north west of Forty Acre Plantation
• Two bowl barrows on Green Hill 450m north of Pound Farm
• Field system and enclosures on Middle Hill
• Field system and settlement on Watcombe Plain
• Cross and Hand wayside cross 670m south of the Friary of St Francis
• Bowl barrow 360m south west of Clandon Farm
• Field system on Seldon Hill
• Round barrow in White Hill Plantation
• Earthwork N of Hampton Plantations
• Maiden Castle
• Bowl barrow 165m NNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Two round barrows at Down Wood
• 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
• Bowl barrow 500m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 80m south east of the Hardy Monument
• Bowl barrow on East Hill 510m north east of All Saints Church
• Round barrow 230yds (210m) E of White Hill Plantation
• Two bowl barrows 700m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow on Church Hill
• Round barrow on Ridgeway Hill
• Helstone burial chamber
• Poundbury Camp, associated monuments and section of Roman aqueduct.
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Group of round barrows on North Bincombe Hill, S of Came Wood
• Round barrows on Sheep Down
• Bowl barrow 660m south west of Chilstock
• Medieval settlement remains at Whitcombe
• Old Warren earthwork
• Round barrow E of Forston Farm
• Two barrows at Rew
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 50m south of the Hardy Monument
• Bell barrow 850m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Long barrow NW of Red Barn
• Bowl barrow 450m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
• Barrow E of Red Barn
• Bowl barrow 380m west of Whitfield Farm
• Round barrows N of Pound Hill
• Long barrow and four bowl barrows 500m north west of Whitfield Farm
• Round barrows on Cross Hill
• Ancient settlement SW of Incombe Wood
• Four bowl barrows at the eastern end of Waterston Ridge, 490m south west and 500m south east of Ridge Farm
• Bowl barrow on Farm Hill 620m west of Minterne Parva Farm
• Henge, Romano-British amphitheatre and Civil War fieldworks known collectively as Maumbury Rings
• Round barrow on Dickley Hill
• Bowl barrow 300m WNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bell barrow and five bowl barrows 1000m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow NE of Hog Hill Barn
• Cross dyke 600m north of Pitcombe Farm
• Bowl barrow 340m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 350m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Three bowl barrows 300m south west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow SW of Ashton Cottages
• Group of round barrows near Eweleaze Barn
• Bowl barrow 355m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Cerne Abbey, site of, including gatehouse, guesthouse and wine house (barn)
• Enclosed Iron Age farmstead and part of an associated field system 215m west of New Barn
• Six round barrows W of Came Down
• Group of round barrows on Ridgeway
• Discontinuous surviving sections of Roman aqueduct
• Round barrow on North Field Hill
• Two round barrows on North Hill
• 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 450m NNE of West Hill Farm
• Two conjoined bowl barrows 550m north east of Manor Farm
• Dorchester Roman walls
• Two bowl barrows 400m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Two barrows W of Little Piddle Down
• Six round barrows on Bincombe Down
• Round barrow NE of Friar Waddon
• Long barrow E of Northfield Plantation
• Round barrow in Grimstone Clumps
• 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
• Enclosure near 'the Sole Plantation'
• Disc barrow 500m south east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Bowl barrow1050m WNW of Manor Farm
• Bowl barrow 360m south of Compton Barn
• Barrow on College Down
• Round barrow on Rew Hill
• Bowl barrow 900m north west of Lower Farm
• Tithe barn (uninhabited portion) at Barton Farm
• Bowl barrow 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Chambered tomb called The Grey Mare and her Colts
• Chambered long barrow N of Loscombe 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
• Two round barrows N of Bincombe Barn
• Round barrow SW of Pigeon House Cottages
• Two round barrows S of Ashton Farm
• Round barrows W of Blagdon Barn
• Earthworks on Loscombe Hill
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 75m south east of Laycock Dairy Farm
• Two round barrows on Ridgeway
• Friar Waddon Hill round barrows
• Round barrow on Magiston Hill
• Bowl barrow in New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
• Group of three round barrows SW of Longlands Barn
• Frampton Roman villa
• Bowl barrow on Plush Hill 740m ESE of Lower Farm, Plush
• Round barrow N of Forston Barn
• Four bowl barrows 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Oval barrow and three bowl barrows 250m and 330m south of Whitcombe Barn
• High Cank, a hengi-form monument 520m north of Up Cerne Manor House
• Two bowl barrows 720m south east of Friar Waddon House
• Two bowl barrows on Ridge Hill 770m south of Revels Farm
• Round barrows on Four Barrow Hill
• Bell barrow 100m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Platform barrow 300m south west of Lane Cottages
• Barrow S of Three-Cornered Plantation
• Group of round barrows on Bincombe Hill
• Bowl barrow on Green Hill 400m north of Pound Farm
• Cross-ridge dyke on Windsbatch
• Bowl barrow 600m south of Whitcombe Farm
• Bowl barrow 800m south of Kingston Russell Farm, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Two round barrows N of Came Farm
• Bowl barrow on Wood Hill 310m north east of Cowden
• Earthworks on Giant Hill
• Round barrow SW of Wolfeton Clump
• Earthwork on Church Hill
• Group of barrows in Seven Barrow Plantation
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 770m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Herringston round barrows
• Two bowl barrows immediately south of Bayard Dairy
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• George III, chalk-cut hill side figure
• Bowl barrow on Wancombe Hill 380m south west of southern corner of Sherriffs Wood
• Group of three round barrows NE of Jackman's Cross
• Bowl barrow 300m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill, 600m west of Stafford Farm
• Group of round barrows W of Ridgeway Hill
• Group of barrows on the golf course, Came Down
• Round barrow on Pound Hill
• Round barrow cemetery immediately south east of Maiden Castle
• Long barrow immediately north west of Maiden Castle
• The Clandon Barrow, 450m west of Clandon Farm
• Tithe barn at Court Farm
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 400m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Outer defences of Roman town, W of St Genevieve's Convent
• Settlement on Dickley Hill
• Henge Enclosure, Conquer Barrow and Barrow Cemetery
• Round barrow E of The Buildings
• Two bowl barrows 1250m east of Notton Hill Barn
• Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Medieval settlement of Winterborne Farringdon and associated remains