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.

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

Swyre is near some unmissable waterfalls like Jericho Weir,

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

The area close to Swyre boasts some of the best historic buildings including The Cobb.

King's Statue (King George III Statue) is one of Swyre's best, nearby historic monuments to visit in Swyre.

There are a several good ancient sites in the Swyre area like Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle.

Hills to visit near Swyre include Eggardon Hill.

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.

Swyre is near some unmissable airports like Bournemouth Airport,

Swyre History

There are some historic monuments around Swyre:

• Bowl barrow and disc barrow 900m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Standing stone called The Broad Stone
• Abbotsbury Castle (camp)
• Bell barrow and five bowl barrows 1000m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 620m south west of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Bowl barrow 550m north west of Cogden Farm
• Group of three round barrows W of Two Gates
• Bronze Age enclosure, associated linear earthworks and field system, and a later dewpond on Tenants Hill
• 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
• Three bowl barrows 300m south west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 200m north east of Holy Trinity Church
• Large multivallate hillfort containing two bowl barrows 855m north east of North Eggardon Farm
• Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Two barrows on Chilcombe Hill
• Long barrow NE of Ashley
• Earthworks on Askerswell Down
• Bowl barrow 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Barrow beside Shotcombe Lane
• Bowl barrow on Hammiton Hill 220m south west of Hammiton Farm
• Bowl barrow 355m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• St Mary's Church, West Milton
• Lynchets S of Stavordale Wood
• Bowl barrow on North Hill 750m north east of Marsh Barn
• Medieval standing cross 190m south east of St Mary's Church
• Bowl barrow 605m south west of Long Barrow Farm
• Bowl barrow 300m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Group of three round barrows on Eggardon Hill
• Bowl barrow on Limekiln Hill 500m north of Labour-in-Vain Farm
• Bowl barrow 500m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Hampton stone circle
• Round barrow E of Two Gates
• The Kingston Russell stone circle 750m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Dyke 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
• Bell barrow 100m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on Limekiln Hill 650m south east of Green Leaze
• Bowl barrow 800m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Four bowl barrows 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• St Catherine's Chapel, field system and quarries at Chapel Hill
• Disc barrow 500m south east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Bowl barrow 450m NNW of Field Barn
• Barrow 650yds (600m) N of North Barn Farm
• Chambered tomb called The Grey Mare and her Colts
• Bowl barrow 645m south west of North Barn Farm
• Cross dyke 600m north of Pitcombe Farm
• Long mound 860m NNE of Whatcombe House, associated with the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Two round barrows on Wears Hill
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Look Farm
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow within Well Bottom Wood, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Eggardon Hill disc barrow
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow 880m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down barrow cemetery
• Three bowl barrows on The Knoll 450m north west of Treetops
• Bowl barrow 660m south west of Chilstock
• Hillfort N of Burcombe Wood
• Bowl barrow 140m south east of Broadwater Cottage
• Bowl Barrow, 710m south-west of Woolcombe Farm
• Medieval standing cross 11m south east of the south porch of St Mary's Church
• Twenty-one barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Barrow 300yds (280m) SW of Kingston Farm
• Part of a Later Prehistoric or Romano-British field system 250m north of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Long barrow W of Hampton Barn
• Bowl barrow 550m north east of Pitcombe Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Penannular ditched enclosure, 150m south of Turner's Farm Barn
• Dyke on Long Barrow Hill
• 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 250yds (230m) S of Chapel Coppice
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Barrowland Farm
• Chambered tomb 900m south west of Manor Farm
• 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
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Four bowl barrows 725m ESE of Wears Farm
• Wynford Wood boundary bank
• 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 283m SSE of the Grey Mare and her Colts
• Bell barrow 850m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 800m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• 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 Knight's Hill
• Bowl barrow 200m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot forming part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Dyke on Haydon Down
• Six round barrows 200m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 220m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Bowl barrow 360m south of Compton Barn
• Earthwork on Shipton Hill
• Old Warren earthwork
• Camp on Chilcombe Hill
• Round barrow in White Hill Plantation
• Earthwork 80yds (70m) long NW of Coombe Bottom
• Settlement E of Brow Copse
• Bind Barrow
• Bowl barrow 165m NNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Part of a Later Iron Age or Romano-British settlement 590m north west of Compton Barn
• Dyke SE of Eggardon Hill camp
• Three bowl barrows on Tulk's Hill 800m north of East Bexington Farm
• Bowl barrow 300m WNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill 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
• Bowl barrow 120m east of White Hill Wood
• St Peter's Abbey
• Round barrow 230yds (210m) E of White Hill Plantation
• Bowl barrow 750m SSE of Lower Kingston Russell Farm
• Bowl barrow in Well Bottom Wood
• Bowl barrow 340m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 700m east of South Eggardon Farm
• Motte and bailey castle 160m north of Castle Mill Farm
• Bowl barrow 550m WNW of Dowerfield House
• Two fishponds in Oddens Wood
• Standing stone 700m south east of North Barn Farm
• Two bowl barrows 310m north east of Lancombe Farm
• Two long barrows and round barrows on Long Barrow Hill
• Two round barrows at crossroads N of village
• Duck decoy at Abbotsbury Swannery, 630m SSW of Horsepool Farm
• Bowl barrow 265m 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 320m north west of Coombefield Farm
• Group of five round barrows on White Hill
• Two bell barrows 15m north of Well Bottom Wood, part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery