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.

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

The area close to Stratton boasts some of the best waterfalls including Jericho Weir.

The area around Stratton features a number of interesting villages including Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury.

There are a number of historic buildings near to Stratton including The Cobb.

Historic Monuments to visit near Stratton include King's Statue (King George III Statue).

There are a number of ancient sites near Stratton including Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle.

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

Don't miss Corfe Castle's castles if visiting the area around Stratton.

The area close to Stratton boasts some of the best ruins including Corfe Castle.

There are a number of airports near to Stratton including Bournemouth Airport.

Stratton History

There are some historic monuments around Stratton:

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