Swyre is a Town in the county of Dorset.

Retail in Swyre

There are great places to visit near Swyre including some great towns, waterfalls, villages, historic buildings, historic monuments, ancient sites, hills, castles, ruins and airports.

The area around Swyre features a number of interesting towns including Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum.

Swyre is near some unmissable waterfalls like Jericho Weir,

Don't miss Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury's villages if visiting the area around Swyre.

The Cobb is one of Swyre's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in Swyre.

Swyre is near some unmissable historic monuments like 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 Swyre.

Eggardon Hill is one of Swyre's best, nearby hills to visit in Swyre.

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

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

Airports to visit near Swyre include Bournemouth Airport.

Swyre History

There are some historic monuments around Swyre:

• Bowl barrow 140m south east of Broadwater Cottage
• Eggardon Hill disc barrow
• Two bowl barrows 283m SSE of the Grey Mare and her Colts
• 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
• Round barrow 250yds (230m) S of Chapel Coppice
• Medieval standing cross 11m south east of the south porch of St Mary's Church
• Bowl barrow on North Hill 750m north east of Marsh Barn
• Part of a Later Prehistoric or Romano-British field system 250m north of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Dyke on Wears Hill
• Penannular ditched enclosure, 150m south of Turner's Farm Barn
• Wynford Wood boundary bank
• Six round barrows 200m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• St Catherine's Chapel, field system and quarries at Chapel Hill
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 800m south of Kingston Russell Farm, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Long barrow W of Hampton Barn
• Three bowl barrows on Tulk's Hill 800m north of East Bexington Farm
• Bowl barrow on Limekiln Hill 650m south east of Green Leaze
• Part of a Later Iron Age or Romano-British settlement 590m north west of Compton Barn
• The Kingston Russell stone circle 750m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Two round barrows on Wears Hill
• Bowl barrow 770m north of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow within Well Bottom Wood, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Large multivallate hillfort containing two bowl barrows 855m north east of North Eggardon Farm
• Dyke on Long Barrow Hill
• Bowl barrow 550m north west of Cogden Farm
• Long mound 860m NNE of Whatcombe House, associated with the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow 605m south west of Long Barrow Farm
• Group of three round barrows W of Two Gates
• Bowl barrow 355m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow and disc barrow 900m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• 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 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Duck decoy at Abbotsbury Swannery, 630m SSW of Horsepool Farm
• Earthwork on Shipton Hill
• Bowl Barrow, 710m south-west of Woolcombe Farm
• Bowl barrow 200m north east of Holy Trinity Church
• Camp on Chilcombe Hill
• Two bowl barrows 310m north east of Lancombe Farm
• Earthworks on Askerswell Down
• Chambered tomb called The Grey Mare and her Colts
• Lynchets S of Stavordale Wood
• Barrow 650yds (600m) N of North Barn Farm
• Settlement E of Brow Copse
• Cross dyke 600m north of Pitcombe Farm
• Bowl barrow 220m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Old Warren earthwork
• Bowl barrow 680m north east of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Two barrows on Chilcombe Hill
• Three bowl barrows 300m south west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Barrow 300yds (280m) SW of Kingston Farm
• Bowl barrow 265m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Four bowl barrows 725m ESE of Wears Farm
• Long barrow NE of Ashley
• Bell barrow 850m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 645m south west of North Barn Farm
• Bowl barrow 360m south of Compton Barn
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Barrow beside Shotcombe Lane
• Bind Barrow
• 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 300m WNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 120m east of White Hill Wood
• Round barrow on Knight's Hill
• Standing stone called The Broad Stone
• Three bowl barrows on The Knoll 450m north west of Treetops
• Round barrow 230yds (210m) E of White Hill Plantation
• Bowl barrow in Well Bottom Wood
• Earthwork 80yds (70m) long NW of Coombe Bottom
• St Mary's Church, West Milton
• 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 100m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Medieval standing cross 190m south east of St Mary's Church
• Bronze Age enclosure, associated linear earthworks and field system, and a later dewpond on Tenants Hill
• Chambered tomb 900m south west of Manor Farm
• Bowl barrow 550m WNW of Dowerfield House
• Dyke SE of Eggardon Hill camp
• Abbotsbury Castle (camp)
• Bowl barrow 800m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Round barrow E of Two Gates
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Barrowland Farm
• Bowl barrow 800m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Two long barrows and round barrows on Long Barrow Hill
• Bowl barrow 620m south west of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Hillfort N of Burcombe Wood
• Bowl barrow 200m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot forming part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Twenty-one barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Look Farm
• Bowl barrow 340m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 500m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Bowl barrow 350m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Two bowl barrows 700m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Two fishponds in Oddens Wood
• Hampton stone circle
• Bowl barrow 450m NNW of Field Barn
• Bowl barrow 300m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 165m NNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow in White Hill Plantation
• Disc barrow 500m south east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Two round barrows at crossroads N of village
• Bell barrow and five bowl barrows 1000m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Standing stone 700m south east of North Barn Farm
• Bowl barrow 320m north west of Coombefield Farm
• Bowl barrow on Limekiln Hill 500m north of Labour-in-Vain Farm
• Bowl barrow 810m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Motte and bailey castle 160m north of Castle Mill Farm
• 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 660m south west of Chilstock
• St Peter's Abbey
• Bowl barrow 550m north east of Pitcombe Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 700m east of South Eggardon Farm
• Group of five round barrows on White Hill
• Bowl barrow on Hammiton Hill 220m south west of Hammiton Farm
• Dyke on Haydon Down