Askerswell is a Town in the county of Dorset.

Retail in Askerswell

There are great places to visit near Askerswell 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, and Wareham's towns if visiting the area around Askerswell.

There are a several good waterfalls in the area around Askerswell like Jericho Weir.

Uplyme, Bincombe, and Symondsbury are great places to visit near Askerswell if you like villages.

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

King's Statue (King George III Statue) is a great place to visit close to Askerswell if you like historic monuments.

The area around Askerswell's best ancient sites can be found at Eggardon Hill.

The area around Askerswell's best hills can be found at Eggardon Hill.

Castles to visit near Askerswell include Corfe Castle.

Ruins to visit near Askerswell include Corfe Castle.

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

Askerswell History

There are some historic monuments around Askerswell:

• Dyke on Wears Hill
• The Castle hillfort
• Moated site 60m north of Benville Manor
• Bowl barrow 450m NNW of Field Barn
• Bowl barrow 300m WNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• St Mary's Church, West Milton
• Camp on Chilcombe Hill
• Bowl barrow 750m SSE of Lower Kingston Russell Farm
• Long barrow W of Hampton Barn
• The Kingston Russell stone circle 750m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Earthworks on Askerswell Down
• Bowl barrow 140m south east of Broadwater Cottage
• Eggardon Hill disc barrow
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Barrowland Farm
• Bowl barrow 120m east of White Hill Wood
• 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 1km south west of Manor Farm
• Standing stone called The Broad Stone
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Medieval standing cross 10m west of Broomhill Cottage
• Earthwork 80yds (70m) long NW of Coombe Bottom
• Motte and bailey castle 160m north of Castle Mill Farm
• Dyke on Haydon Down
• Group of three round barrows W of Two Gates
• Bowl barrow 645m south west of North Barn Farm
• Bowl barrow and disc barrow 900m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow on Knight's Hill
• Group of five round barrows on White Hill
• Bowl barrow 355m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• St Peter's Abbey
• Long barrow NE of Ashley
• Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 620m south west of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Bowl barrow on Beaminster Down 770m north east of Higher Meerhay Farm
• Three bowl barrows on Tulk's Hill 800m north of East Bexington Farm
• Bowl barrow 340m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl Barrow, 710m south-west of Woolcombe Farm
• Hampton stone circle
• Earthwork on Shipton Hill
• Park pale in Rampisham park
• Bowl barrow in Well Bottom Wood
• Bind Barrow
• 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 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on North Hill 750m north east of Marsh Barn
• Standing stone 700m south east of North Barn Farm
• Six round barrows 200m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Chambered tomb 900m south west of Manor Farm
• Bowl barrow 800m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Group of three round barrows on Eggardon Hill
• Bowl barrow 200m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot forming part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Part of a Later Iron Age or Romano-British settlement 590m north west of Compton Barn
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow within Well Bottom Wood, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Dyke SE of Eggardon Hill camp
• Bowl barrow on Beaminster Down 530m south east of East Axnoller Farm
• Round barrow E of Two Gates
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow 880m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down barrow cemetery
• Barrow beside Shotcombe Lane
• Cross dyke 600m north of Pitcombe Farm
• Bowl barrow 350m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Bowl barrow 200m north east of Holy Trinity Church
• Bowl barrow 500m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Two bowl barrows 310m north east of Lancombe Farm
• Round barrow in White Hill Plantation
• Barrow 300yds (280m) SW of Kingston Farm
• Round barrow 230yds (210m) E of White Hill Plantation
• Moated site and associated features, 320m west of Knapp Farm
• Medieval standing cross 190m south east of St Mary's Church
• Penannular ditched enclosure, 150m south of Turner's Farm Barn
• Bowl barrow on Hammiton Hill 220m south west of Hammiton Farm
• Bowl barrow 800m south of Kingston Russell Farm, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow on Limekiln Hill 650m south east of Green Leaze
• Two bowl barrows 700m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Four bowl barrows 725m ESE of Wears Farm
• Bowl barrow 220m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 770m north of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Lynchets S of Stavordale Wood
• Bowl barrow 605m south west of Long Barrow Farm
• Two bowl barrows 283m SSE of the Grey Mare and her Colts
• Bowl barrow on Limekiln Hill 500m north of Labour-in-Vain Farm
• Two bell barrows 15m north of Well Bottom Wood, part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bronze Age enclosure, associated linear earthworks and field system, and a later dewpond on Tenants Hill
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Look Farm
• 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
• Dyke on Long Barrow Hill
• Barrow 650yds (600m) N of North Barn Farm
• Chambered tomb called The Grey Mare and her Colts
• Abbotsbury Castle (camp)
• Bowl barrow 660m south west of Chilstock
• Bowl barrow 700m east of South Eggardon Farm
• Two round barrows on Wears Hill
• Bowl barrow 300m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Two barrows on Chilcombe Hill
• Twenty-one barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Round barrow 250yds (230m) S of Chapel Coppice
• Hillfort N of Burcombe Wood
• Wynford Wood boundary bank
• Duck decoy at Abbotsbury Swannery, 630m SSW of Horsepool Farm
• St Catherine's Chapel, field system and quarries at Chapel Hill
• Bowl barrow 360m south of Compton Barn
• Bell barrow and five bowl barrows 1000m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Two long barrows and round barrows on Long Barrow Hill
• Part of a Later Prehistoric or Romano-British field system 250m north of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Bowl barrow 165m NNW 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
• Settlement E of Brow Copse
• Bowl barrow 550m WNW of Dowerfield House
• Bowl barrow 680m north east of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Four bowl barrows 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Long mound 860m NNE of Whatcombe House, associated with the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow 550m north east of Pitcombe Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 800m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Three bowl barrows on The Knoll 450m north west of Treetops
• Bell barrow 850m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Medieval standing cross 11m south east of the south porch of St Mary's Church
• Bowl barrow 320m north west of Coombefield Farm
• Large multivallate hillfort containing two bowl barrows 855m north east of North Eggardon Farm
• Bowl barrow 550m north west of Cogden Farm
• Disc barrow 500m south east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Two round barrows at crossroads N of village
• Bell barrow 100m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Two fishponds in Oddens Wood
• Old Warren earthwork
• Three bowl barrows 300m south west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 265m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery