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.

The area around Stratton boasts some of the best towns including Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum.

The area around Stratton's best waterfalls can be found at Jericho Weir.

Stratton's best nearby villages can be found at Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury.

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

Places near Stratton feature a number of interesting historic monuments including 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.

There are a several good hills in the area around Stratton like Eggardon Hill.

Castles to visit near Stratton include Corfe Castle.

Corfe Castle is one of Stratton's best, nearby ruins to visit in Stratton.

The area close to Stratton boasts some of the best airports including Bournemouth Airport.

Stratton History

There are some historic monuments around Stratton:

• Long barrow E of Northfield Plantation
• Two bowl barrows 720m south east of Friar Waddon House
• Round barrow on Pound Hill
• Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill 500m north of Whitcombe Farm
• Two bowl barrows 1250m east of Notton Hill Barn
• Preston Roman villa
• Round barrows on Ridgeway
• Field system on Seldon Hill
• Group of barrows on West Hill
• Bowl barrow 165m NNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on Wood Hill 310m north east of Cowden
• The Castle hillfort
• Round barrow NW of Jackman's Cross
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 50m south of the Hardy Monument
• Two bowl barrows 320m south west of Laycock Dairy Farm
• Bowl barrow 360m south of Compton Barn
• Tithe barn (uninhabited portion) at Barton Farm
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 80m south east of the Hardy Monument
• Round barrow E of The Buildings
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 870m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Two barrows at Rew
• Three barrows near Town Hill Barn
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 450m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Cross-ridge dyke on Windsbatch
• Bowl barrow on Batcombe Down 450m south west of The Friary of St Francis
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow 880m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down barrow cemetery
• Churchyard cross
• Tithe barn at Court Farm
• Bowl barrow 75m south east of Laycock Dairy Farm
• Round barrow in Grimstone Clumps
• Outer defences of Roman town, W of St Genevieve's Convent
• Martin Down enclosure 300m north of Huish Barn
• Round barrow NE of Friar Waddon
• Bowl barrow 360m south west of Clandon Farm
• Round barrow cemetery immediately south east of Maiden Castle
• Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Ridge Hill
• Bell barrow and five bowl barrows 1000m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Medieval standing cross 190m south east of St Mary's Church
• Poundbury Camp, associated monuments and section of Roman aqueduct.
• Settlement on Dickley Hill
• Bowl barrow 900m north west of Lower Farm
• Six round barrows 200m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Group of three round barrows NE of Jackman's Cross
• The Clandon Barrow, 450m west of Clandon Farm
• Group of round barrows near Eweleaze Barn
• Ancient settlement SW of Incombe Wood
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Enclosure on Sheep Down 930m south east of Heart Clump
• Settlement remains N of Maiden Castle
• Group of barrows near Big Wood
• Enclosed Iron Age farmstead and part of an associated field system 215m west of New Barn
• Six round barrows on Bincombe Down
• Group of round barrows on Shorn Hill and Bronkham Hill
• Disc barrow 715m west of Bayard Farm
• Three round barrows E of Smitten Corner
• Round barrow SW of Pigeon House Cottages
• Group of barrows on the golf course, Came Down
• Bowl barrow 355m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 450m NNW of Field Barn
• Round barrow on Magiston Hill
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Bowl barrow1050m WNW of Manor Farm
• Two barrows W of Little Piddle Down
• Round barrow N of Ridgeway
• Medieval settlement of Winterborne Farringdon and associated remains
• Six round barrows W of Came Down
• Frampton Roman villa
• Earthworks on Giant Hill
• Culliford Tree long barrow and group of round barrows
• Bowl barrow and disc barrow 900m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow on Black Hill
• Two bowl barrows on Green Hill 450m north of Pound Farm
• Barrow S of Three-Cornered Plantation
• Two round barrows S of Ashton Farm
• Bowl barrow 550m north east of Pitcombe Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow on Church Hill
• Bowl barrow on Farm Hill 620m west of Minterne Parva Farm
• Group of round barrows on North Bincombe Hill, S of Came Wood
• Part of Roman, Saxon, and medieval town in grounds of Wollaston House
• Round barrow on Dickley Hill
• Bowl barrow180m east of Hogleaze Bungalow
• Round barrows on Sheep Down
• Group of round barrows on and to E of Great 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
• George III, chalk-cut hill side figure
• Cerne Abbey, site of, including gatehouse, guesthouse and wine house (barn)
• Standing stone called The Broad Stone
• Bowl barrow 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Four round barrows NW of Blagdon Barn
• Bowl barrow 300m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Bell barrow 70m west of Fidler's Green
• Barrow on College Down
• Bowl barrow 650m south of The Friary of St Francis
• Bell barrow 125m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Earthwork N of Hampton Plantations
• Helstone burial chamber
• Bell barrow 850m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• 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
• Barrow S of Wolfeton Clump
• Round barrow SW of village
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow within Well Bottom Wood, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Three bowl barrows at Dry Wood, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 300m WNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bell barrow 100m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow on Shorn Hill
• Medieval standing cross 11m south east of the south porch of St Mary's Church
• Henge Enclosure, Conquer Barrow and Barrow Cemetery
• Maiden Castle
• Long barrow immediately north west of Maiden Castle
• Hill figure called The Giant
• Round barrow on Ridgeway Hill
• Bowl barrow in Well Bottom Wood
• Two round barrows on Ridgeway
• 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
• Twenty-one barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Old Warren earthwork
• 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
• Round barrow N of Heave Coppice
• Bowl barrow on Little Puddle Hill, 920m north west of Fidler's Green Farm
• Long barrow 200m north west of Longlands Farm
• Bowl barrow on Sheep Down, 600m east of Home Farm Cottages
• High Cank, a hengi-form monument 520m north of Up Cerne Manor House
• Long barrow 400yds (360m) NW of Hill Barn
• Enclosure near 'the Sole Plantation'
• Henge, Romano-British amphitheatre and Civil War fieldworks known collectively as Maumbury Rings
• Barrow 200yds (180m) N of the White Horse
• Cross and Hand wayside cross 670m south of the Friary of St Francis
• Round barrow on Hogcliff Hill
• Bowl barrow on Green Hill 400m north of Pound Farm
• Group of barrows E of Northdown Barn
• Two round barrows N of Came Farm
• Two bowl barrows 700m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Medieval settlement remains at Whitcombe
• Herringston round barrows
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Three bowl barrows at the western end of Waterston Ridge, 360m north west of Fidler's Green Farm
• Group of barrows in Seven Barrow Plantation
• Bowl barrow 450m NNE of West Hill Farm
• Long barrow W of Hampton Barn
• Bowl barrow on East Hill 510m north east of All Saints Church
• Two barrows on Little Puddle Hill
• Round barrow N of Ashton Cottages
• Two round barrows at Down Wood
• Four bowl barrows 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Long barrow NW of Red Barn
• Round barrow NW of Long Bottom Plantation
• Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill, 600m west of Stafford Farm
• Colliton Park Roman house
• Bowl barrow185m WSW of Higher Skippet Farm
• Three bowl barrows 530m and 350m north east of Whitcombe Barn
• Earthwork on Cross Hill
• Medieval settlement 850m north of St Mary's Church
• Bowl barrow 700m NNW of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• Long barrow and four bowl barrows 500m north west of Whitfield Farm
• Bowl barrow 660m south west of Chilstock
• Bowl barrow 200m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot forming part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Barrow E of Red Barn
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Three barrows S of Hart Hill Plantation
• 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
• Two bowl barrows on Ridge Hill 770m south of Revels Farm
• Field system W of Fore Hill
• Round barrow on Ellston Hill
• Round barrows N of Pound Hill
• Dorchester Roman walls
• Bowl barrow 220m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Four bowl barrows immediately north west of Maiden Castle
• Group of round barrows on Ridgeway
• Earthwork on Church Hill
• Roman road in Kingston Park
• Field system and settlement on West Hill, Plush
• Group of three round barrows SW of Longlands Barn
• Two round barrows N of Bincombe Barn
• Settlement on Smacam Down
• Bowl barrow on Plush Hill 600m ESE of Lower Farm, Plush
• Bowl barrow 450m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
• Two bowl barrows on Conygar Hill
• Bowl barrow 600m south of Whitcombe Farm
• Chambered tomb called The Grey Mare and her Colts
• Two conjoined bowl barrows 550m north east of Manor Farm
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
• Field system and settlement on Watcombe Plain
• Settlement and field system on Black Hill
• Barrows in Came Wood
• 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 in White Hill Plantation
• Round barrow E of Bayard's Barn
• Hampton stone circle
• Two round barrows on North Hill
• Round barrow SW of Ashton Cottages
• Bowl barrow 120m east of White Hill Wood
• Cerne Park boundary bank
• Round barrows on Grove Hill
• Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Two bowl barrows immediately south of Bayard Dairy
• Bowl barrow 265m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 770m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Group of round barrows W of Ridgeway Hill
• Four bowl barrows on Hog Hill, west and north west of Maiden Castle
• Round barrow N of Forston Barn
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 150m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Field system and enclosures on Middle Hill
• Oval barrow and three bowl barrows 250m and 330m south of Whitcombe Barn
• Two bell barrows 15m north of Well Bottom Wood, part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Three barrows N of Penn Hill
• Bowl barrow in New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Two bowl barrows 400m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Group of round barrows on Bincombe Hill
• Pigeon House long barrow
• Field system in Valley of Stones (including earthwork N of Crow Hill)
• Bowl barrow on Little Minterne Hill, 1km north east of Minterne Parva Farm
• Round barrow on Stratton Down
• Two bowl barrows on Black Down immediately east of the Hardy Monument
• Group of barrows S of Goldsmith's Plantation
• Four bowl barrows at the eastern end of Waterston Ridge, 490m south west and 500m south east of Ridge Farm
• Two bowl barrows 283m SSE of the Grey Mare and her Colts
• Discontinuous surviving sections of Roman aqueduct
• Bowl barrow 500m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 400m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Two square enclosures in Tenant's Bottom
• Bowl barrow 350m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Round barrow on North Field Hill
• Bowl barrow 500m north east of Clandon Farm
• Chambered long barrow N of Loscombe Plantation
• Cross dyke 600m north of Pitcombe Farm
• Round barrows on Cross Hill
• Two round barrows on Ridgeway
• Bowl barrow 380m west of Whitfield Farm
• Friar Waddon Hill round barrows
• Medieval settlement of Little Piddle
• Disc barrow 500m south east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Round barrow E of Forston Farm
• Round barrow SW of Wolfeton Clump
• Three bowl barrows 300m south west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow NE of Hog Hill Barn
• Platform barrow 300m south west of Lane Cottages
• Bell barrow in Highfield Plantation and two bowl barrows immediately north west of Forty Acre Plantation
• Round barrow on Rew Hill
• Round barrows on Four Barrow Hill
• Round barrows W of Blagdon Barn
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• Cross in St Mary's churchyard
• Six barrows on Ridgeway Hill
• Earthworks on Loscombe Hill
• Bowl barrow 340m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow N of Ballarat House
• Long barrow, three bell barrows, fancy barrow and a linear earthwork 800m north of Maiden Castle
• Barrow on parish boundary
• Group of four round barrows in Cripton Wood
• Bowl barrow on Plush Hill 740m ESE of Lower Farm, Plush
• Bowl barrow on Wancombe Hill 380m south west of southern corner of Sherriffs Wood
• Two fishponds in Oddens Wood
• Bowl barrow 680m north east of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Round barrow 230yds (210m) E of White Hill Plantation
• The Nine Stones: a small concentric stone circle 750m west of Winterbourne Abbas