Athelhampton is a Town in the county of Dorset.

Retail in Athelhampton

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

Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, and Wareham are some of Athelhampton best towns to visit near Athelhampton.

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

Uplyme, Bincombe, and Symondsbury are some of Athelhampton best villages to visit near Athelhampton.

Don't miss The Cobb's historic buildings if visiting the area around Athelhampton.

There are a several good historic monuments in the area around Athelhampton like King's Statue (King George III Statue).

Ancient Sites to visit near Athelhampton include Eggardon Hill.

Places near Athelhampton feature a number of interesting hills including Eggardon Hill.

The area around Athelhampton's best castles can be found at Corfe Castle.

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

Don't miss Bournemouth Airport's airports if visiting the area around Athelhampton.

Athelhampton History

There are some historic monuments around Athelhampton:

• Round barrow on Church Hill
• Bowl barrow in Sares Wood, 430m south west of Wood Barn
• Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow, 200m north east of Haywards Farm
• Two barrows 600yds (550m) N of Halls Farm
• Bowl barrow 600m south of Whitcombe Farm
• Bowl barrow 350m north west of Gatehouse Farm
• Bowl barrow 450m east of Dennet's Bottom Barn
• Earthwork in Bowley's Plantation
• Barrow S of Tinker's Barrow Plantation
• Sandy Barrow
• Barrow on Galton Heath
• Mayne stone circle (at Little Mayne Farm)
• Bowl barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 140m south east of Cull-peppers Dish
• Round barrow SW of Bourne Farm
• Four bowl barrows at the eastern end of Waterston Ridge, 490m south west and 500m south east of Ridge Farm
• Seven round barrows NW of Lyscombe Bottom
• Tadnoll Barrow
• Earthworks SE of Park Wood, including round barrow
• Two bowl barrows and two ring ditches 450m north west of Haywards Farm
• Barrow 500yds (450m) E of village
• Court Close settlement remains
• Earthwork and ancient fields SE of Lyscombe Bottom
• Medieval settlement of North Louvard
• Bowl barrow 480m south east of West End Barn
• Bowl barrow 120m south of the southern extent of Horse Close Plantation
• Medieval standing cross 6m north east of St Martin's Church
• Six bowl barrows on Blacknoll Hill
• Bowl barrow on Burleston Down 840m south east of Crawthorne Farm
• Group of six bowl barrows, forming a round barrow cemetery on Black Hill
• Bowl barrow on Green Hill 350m north west of Keepers Cottage
• Bowl barrow 150m north east of Dunbury
• Culliford Tree long barrow and group of round barrows
• Round barrow N of Boswell's Plantation
• Two bowl barrows on Turner's Puddle Heath, 480m and 540m north east of Lawrence of Arabia's Cottage
• Bell barrow 70m west of Fidler's Green
• Bell barrow and bowl barrow 580m east of Clyffe House
• Group of round barrows NE of Hog Leaze
• Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill, 600m west of Stafford Farm
• Roman road in Kingston Park
• Bowl barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 640m south of Wood Barn
• Medieval settlement immediately west of Waterston House
• Bowl barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 650m south east of Wood Barn
• Three bowl barrows 650m south west of Bere Down Farm
• Bowl barrow on Puddletown Heath, 800m south west of Coombe Barn
• Two barrows on Little Puddle Hill
• Two bowl barrows on Drove Hill
• Bowl barrow 515m south of the southern extent of Horse Close Plantation
• Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill, 650m north east of Whitcombe Vale Farm
• Three bowl barrows 530m and 350m north east of Whitcombe Barn
• Obelisk on Fir Hill
• Bowl barrow on Plush Hill 740m ESE of Lower Farm, Plush
• Earthwork S of Meriden Wood, and adjoining round barrow
• Earthwork SE of Foxpound
• Bowl barrow 420m north west of Frogmore Farm
• Two bowl barrows 280m north of Clyffe House
• Bowl barrow 450m north west of Duck Dairy House
• Round barrow 250yds (230m) W of Fryer Mayne manor house
• Group of barrows E of Northdown Barn
• Bowl barrow 300m south east of Hyford Cottage
• Bowl barrow 550m WNW of West End Barn
• Bowl barrow in East Plantation on Turner's Puddle Heath
• Three bowl barrows at the western end of Waterston Ridge, 360m north west of Fidler's Green Farm
• Medieval settlement remains 800m south of Manor Farm
• Round barrow on Cheselbourne West Down
• Lyscombe Farm chapel
• Kerbed cairn 590m south east of Poxwell Manor
• Two bowl barrows 750m east of Clyffe House
• The Five Marys round barrow cemetery
• Long barrow on Bere Down, 1100m north east of Roke Barn
• Stable Barrow 230m NNE of Frogmore Farm
• Roman road W of Ashley Barn
• Round barrow S of Manor Farm
• Bell barrow on Blackhill Clump 470m north of Mintern's Ferry
• Bowl barrow c.240m north of Chaldon Herring: part of a barrow group north of Chaldon Herring village
• Romano-British settlement site
• The Rainbarrows, a group of three bowl barrows on Duddle Heath
• Two bowl barrows on Clouds Hill, 90m south west of Lawrence of Arabia's Cottage
• Bowl barrow in Ruins Plantation 200m east of The Retreat
• Weatherby Castle, an Iron Age hillfort 1020m north west of Ashley Barn Farm
• Bowl barrow 520m south east of Nutley Farm
• Bowl barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 95m south of Cull-peppers Dish
• Round barrow W of Ashley Barn
• Two bowl barrows 640m north of Squibbs Farm
• Camp on Nettlecombe Tout
• Bowl barrow 400m south east of Melcombe Newton House
• Bowl barrow 900m north west of Lower Farm
• Cultivation remains on Thomas's Hill and E of Hilton
• Bowl barrow c.200m NNW of Chaldon Herring: part of a barrow group north of Chaldon Herring village
• Two bell barrows 630m north west of West Down Barn
• Milling House, West Farm
• Bowl barrow 70m south east of West End Barn
• Deserted town of Milton Abbas
• Earthwork on Church Hill
• George III, chalk-cut hill side figure
• Round barrow W of Druce Higher Barn
• Three bowl barrows on Puddletown Heath, 550m south west of Beacon Corner
• Bell barrow in Millicent's Plantation
• Two bowl barrows 85m and 130m south west of Cambrai House
• Earthworks on Houghton South Down, including group of three round barrows
• Bowl barrow at Five Marys: an outlier to the Five Marys round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow cemetery on Deverel Down 380m west of Longthorns
• Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill 500m north of Whitcombe Farm
• Medieval settlement at Holworth
• Bowl barrow on Plush Hill 600m ESE of Lower Farm, Plush
• Deserted medieval village at West Farm
• Two bowl barrows c.280m north-east of Chaldon Herring: part of a barrow group north of Chaldon Herring village
• Four barrows on Moigns Down
• Bell barrow and two bowl barrows on Old Knowle, 835m NNW of Whitcombe Vale Farm
• Oval barrow and three bowl barrows 250m and 330m south of Whitcombe Barn
• Field system on Green Down
• Bowl barrow 190m north west of Bere Down Farm
• Two bowl barrows both 350m north east of Spring Garden Barn
• Three round barrows on Puddletown Down
• Bowl barrow on East Hill 510m north east of All Saints Church
• Two bowl barrows 320m south west of Laycock Dairy Farm
• Medieval settlement remains at Whitcombe
• Two bowl barrows 350m north of Bere Down Farm
• Three bowl barrows on Milborne Down 520m and 585m north east of obelisk on Weatherby Castle hillfort
• Bowl barrow 380m north west of Hyford Cottage
• Round barrow on Hog Leaze
• Bowl barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 970m south east of Wood Barn
• Tudor and 17th century farmstead and Romano-British settlement
• Bowl barrow 230m south of Bulbarrow Farm
• Three bowl barrows 380m west of West End Barn
• Field system and settlement on West Hill, Plush
• Bowl barrow 650m north west of Long Ash Farm
• Medieval settlement 350m east of West Burton Dairy
• The Double Barrow, a bowl barrow in Kite Hill Plantation 250m south east of Roger's Hill Cottages
• Bowl barrow 330m south east of Nutley Farm
• Bowl barrow 75m south east of Laycock Dairy Farm
• Milton Park boundary bank
• Bell barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 800m south east of Wood Barn
• Medieval settlement of Little Piddle
• Four bowl barows 710m north, 750m north west and 950m north west of Clyffe House
• Two round barrows in Doles Hill Plantation
• Bowl barrow on Puddletown Heath, 400m north east of Duck Dairy House
• Four bowl barrows 600m east and 650m north east of Haywards Farm
• Bowl barrow 790m north east of Haywards Farm
• Bowl barrow on Pond Eweleaze 500m north east of Dole's Ash Farm
• Roman road over Thorncombe Wood and Black Heath
• Two bowl barrows on Lord's Down 580m south east of Crawthorne Farm
• Bowl barrow 400m ENE of Belhuish Farm: one of a group of barrows to the west of Burngate Wood
• Huck Barrow in Knighton Heath Wood
• Bowl barrow in Piddle Wood, 530m north east of Gate Barn
• Henge Enclosure, Conquer Barrow and Barrow Cemetery
• Bowl barrow to the west of Five Marys: an outlier to the Five Marys round barrow cemetery
• Melcombe Horsey deserted village
• Linear earthworks around Lyscombe Bottom
• Deserted village of Bardolfeston
• Lord's Barrow: a bowl barrow 500m north of Northground Dairy
• Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill, 580m north east of Whitcombe Vale Farm
• Bowl barrow 615m north east of Hardy's Birthplace
• Two round barrows SW of Well House Cottage
• Field system and settlement on Watcombe Plain
• Bingham's Melcombe deserted village
• Bowl barrow on Little Puddle Hill, 920m north west of Fidler's Green Farm
• Group of barrows on West Hill
• Bowl barrow 850m west of Weatherby Castle hillfort
• Barrow 200yds (180m) N of the White Horse
• Ancient settlement E of Lyscombe Bottom
• Bowl barrow 570m south east of Heatherdown
• Three bowl barrows 230m south west of Haywards Farm
• Barrow S of Common Plantation
• Bowl barrow in Throop Clump, 450m west of Heatherdown