Grimstone is a Village in the county of Dorset.

Grimstone in Dorset is located 6.4 km NW from Dorchester.

Grimstone postcode: DT2 9NA

Retail in Grimstone

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

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

There are a number of waterfalls near to Grimstone including Jericho Weir.

The area around Grimstone boasts some of the best villages including Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury.

Grimstone is near some unmissable historic buildings like The Cobb,

The area around Grimstone's best historic monuments can be found at King's Statue (King George III Statue).

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

The area close to Grimstone boasts some of the best hills including Eggardon Hill.

Corfe Castle is one of Grimstone's best, nearby castles to visit in Grimstone.

The area around Grimstone's best ruins can be found at Corfe Castle.

Grimstone is near some unmissable airports like Bournemouth Airport,

Grimstone History

There are some historic monuments around Grimstone:

• Round barrow on Magiston Hill
• Round barrow SW of Wolfeton Clump
• Bowl barrow 450m NNE of West Hill Farm
• Duck decoy at Abbotsbury Swannery, 630m SSW of Horsepool Farm
• Group of round barrows on Ridgeway
• Group of round barrows near Eweleaze Barn
• Round barrow on Hogcliff Hill
• Enclosure near 'the Sole Plantation'
• Round barrow E of Bayard's Barn
• Three bowl barrows 300m south west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Two round barrows N of Bincombe Barn
• Bowl barrow 360m south of Compton Barn
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 870m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Dorchester Roman walls
• 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
• Six round barrows 200m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Cross in St Mary's churchyard
• Barrow S of Wolfeton Clump
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• Old Warren earthwork
• Bowl barrow 900m north west of Lower Farm
• Group of barrows on the golf course, Came Down
• Round barrow E of Forston Farm
• Bell barrow in Highfield Plantation and two bowl barrows immediately north west of Forty Acre Plantation
• The Nine Stones: a small concentric stone circle 750m west of Winterbourne Abbas
• Three barrows N of Penn Hill
• Long barrow 200m north west of Longlands Farm
• Round barrow NW of Jackman's Cross
• Bowl barrow 360m south west of Clandon Farm
• Round barrow NE of Friar Waddon
• Barrow on College Down
• The Clandon Barrow, 450m west of Clandon Farm
• Bowl barrow and disc barrow 900m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• St Peter's Abbey
• Bowl barrow 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow E of The Buildings
• Bowl barrow in Well Bottom Wood
• Enclosed Iron Age farmstead and part of an associated field system 215m west of New Barn
• Barrow 300yds (280m) SW of Kingston Farm
• Earthwork on Cross Hill
• Bowl barrow 140m south east of Broadwater Cottage
• Bowl barrow 220m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Long barrow E of Northfield Plantation
• Settlement on Dickley Hill
• Bell barrow and five bowl barrows 1000m 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
• Bowl barrow on Sheep Down, 600m east of Home Farm Cottages
• Round barrows W of Blagdon Barn
• Bowl barrow 340m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Two bowl barrows 700m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Cross and Hand wayside cross 670m south of the Friary of St Francis
• Two fishponds in Oddens Wood
• Bowl barrow 265m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Four bowl barrows 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Dyke on Wears Hill
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 80m south east of the Hardy Monument
• Bowl barrow 680m north east of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• St Catherine's Chapel, field system and quarries at Chapel Hill
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Oval barrow and three bowl barrows 250m and 330m south of Whitcombe Barn
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
• Platform barrow 300m south west of Lane Cottages
• Round barrow in White Hill Plantation
• Round barrow SW of Ashton Cottages
• Earthworks on Loscombe Hill
• Bowl barrow 605m south west of Long Barrow Farm
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Long barrow W of Hampton Barn
• Chambered tomb called The Grey Mare and her Colts
• Round barrows on Grove Hill
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow 880m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down barrow cemetery
• Group of three round barrows SW of Longlands Barn
• Barrow on parish boundary
• Long barrow 400yds (360m) NW of Hill Barn
• Bowl barrow on Little Puddle Hill, 920m north west of Fidler's Green Farm
• Bowl barrow 660m south west of Chilstock
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 400m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Group of round barrows W of Ridgeway Hill
• Bowl barrow in New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Medieval standing cross 190m south east of St Mary's Church
• Three bowl barrows at the western end of Waterston Ridge, 360m north west of Fidler's Green Farm
• Bowl barrow 700m NNW of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• Bowl barrow 350m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Bowl barrow 500m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• 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
• Bowl barrow 780m north east of Hampton Farm
• Group of five round barrows on White Hill
• Two round barrows on Ridgeway
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow 250yds (230m) S of Chapel Coppice
• Round barrow on Ellston Hill
• Three round barrows E of Smitten Corner
• Cross dyke 600m north of Pitcombe Farm
• Group of barrows in Seven Barrow Plantation
• Martin Down enclosure 300m north of Huish Barn
• Two barrows W of Little Piddle Down
• Bowl barrow1050m WNW of Manor Farm
• Hill figure called The Giant
• Round barrow SW of village
• Round barrow N of Ballarat House
• Cerne Park boundary bank
• Bowl barrow on Farm Hill 620m west of Minterne Parva Farm
• Long barrow immediately north west of Maiden Castle
• 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
• Barrow 650yds (600m) N of North Barn Farm
• Discontinuous surviving sections of Roman aqueduct
• Barrow S of Three-Cornered Plantation
• Round barrow cemetery immediately south east of Maiden Castle
• Six round barrows on Bincombe Down
• Bowl barrow 450m NNW of Field Barn
• Long mound 860m NNE of Whatcombe House, associated with the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Round barrows on Ridgeway
• Barrows in Came Wood
• Two bowl barrows on Black Down immediately east of the Hardy Monument
• Bowl barrow 450m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
• Maiden Castle
• Bowl barrow 200m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot forming part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Six barrows on Ridgeway Hill
• Medieval standing cross 11m south east of the south porch of St Mary's Church
• Round barrow NE of Hog Hill Barn
• Bowl barrow 300m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Group of three round barrows NE of Jackman's Cross
• Two square enclosures in Tenant's Bottom
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 150m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Two bowl barrows on Ridge Hill 770m south of Revels Farm
• Round barrow NW of Long Bottom Plantation
• Round barrow on Shorn Hill
• Round barrow N of Heave Coppice
• Settlement on Smacam Down
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow within Well Bottom Wood, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 650m south of The Friary of St Francis
• 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 770m north of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Outer defences of Roman town, W of St Genevieve's Convent
• Long barrow, three bell barrows, fancy barrow and a linear earthwork 800m north of Maiden Castle
• Three bowl barrows at Dry Wood, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Three barrows near Town Hill Barn
• Six round barrows W of Came Down
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Bell barrow 125m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow on Dickley 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
• Bowl barrow 355m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Ancient settlement SW of Incombe Wood
• Group of round barrows on North Bincombe Hill, S of Came Wood
• Two barrows at Rew
• Bowl barrow on Wancombe Hill 380m south west of southern corner of Sherriffs Wood
• Bowl barrow 500m north east of Clandon Farm
• Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Ridge Hill
• Bell barrow 100m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot 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
• Standing stone called The Broad Stone
• Group of barrows S of Goldsmith's Plantation
• Bell barrow 70m west of Fidler's Green
• Round barrow 230yds (210m) E of White Hill Plantation
• Settlement and field system on Black Hill
• Round barrow on Pound Hill
• Bell barrow 850m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Long barrow and four bowl barrows 500m north west of Whitfield Farm
• Two round barrows on Ridgeway
• Round barrow on Rew Hill
• Twenty-one barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 770m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Group of round barrows on and to E of Great Hill
• Four bowl barrows on Hog Hill, west and north west of Maiden Castle
• Medieval settlement of Winterborne Farringdon and associated remains
• Field system on Seldon Hill
• Bowl barrow 380m west of Whitfield Farm
• Group of round barrows on Shorn Hill and Bronkham Hill
• Bowl barrow 800m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Round barrow on North Field Hill
• Round barrow N of Forston Barn
• Two bowl barrows 720m south east of Friar Waddon House
• Three barrows S of Hart Hill Plantation
• Bowl barrow on Wood Hill 310m north east of Cowden
• Round barrow in Grimstone Clumps
• Hampton stone circle
• Bowl barrow 800m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Cerne Abbey, site of, including gatehouse, guesthouse and wine house (barn)
• Wynford Wood boundary bank
• Two bowl barrows 1250m east of Notton Hill Barn
• Round barrow SW of Pigeon House Cottages
• Bowl barrow 550m north east of Pitcombe Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Field system W of Fore Hill
• Two round barrows N of Came Farm
• The Castle hillfort
• Round barrow N of Ridgeway
• Bowl barrow on East Hill 510m north east of All Saints Church
• Two bowl barrows 283m SSE of the Grey Mare and her Colts
• Earthworks on Giant Hill
• Colliton Park Roman house
• Settlement remains N of Maiden Castle
• Bowl barrow on Green Hill 400m north of Pound Farm
• The Kingston Russell stone circle 750m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Round barrows on Four Barrow Hill
• Poundbury Camp, associated monuments and section of Roman aqueduct.
• Earthwork in Dogbury Plantation
• Two barrows on Little Puddle Hill
• Cross-ridge dyke on Windsbatch
• Bowl barrow 165m NNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 450m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Bowl barrow180m east of Hogleaze Bungalow
• Two bowl barrows on Green Hill 450m north of Pound Farm
• Group of barrows near Big Wood
• Two round barrows at crossroads N of village
• Disc barrow 715m west of Bayard Farm
• Churchyard cross
• Bowl barrow 300m WNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Henge, Romano-British amphitheatre and Civil War fieldworks known collectively as Maumbury Rings
• Two bowl barrows on Conygar Hill
• Earthwork N of Hampton Plantations
• Round barrow N of Ashton Cottages
• Enclosure on Sheep Down 930m south east of Heart Clump
• Bowl barrow on Batcombe Down 450m south west of The Friary of St Francis
• Bowl barrow 750m SSE of Lower Kingston Russell Farm
• Four round barrows NW of Blagdon Barn
• Helstone burial chamber
• Bowl barrow 810m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Chambered long barrow N of Loscombe Plantation
• Two round barrows on North Hill
• Two round barrows S of Ashton Farm
• Round barrows on Sheep Down
• Four bowl barrows immediately north west of Maiden Castle
• Field system in Valley of Stones (including earthwork N of Crow Hill)
• Round barrow on Stratton Down
• Group of round barrows on Bincombe Hill
• Disc barrow 500m south east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Bronze Age enclosure, associated linear earthworks and field system, and a later dewpond on Tenants Hill
• Bowl barrow on Little Minterne Hill, 1km north east of Minterne Parva Farm
• Dyke on Long Barrow Hill
• Round barrows N of Pound Hill
• Part of Roman, Saxon, and medieval town in grounds of Wollaston House
• Bowl barrow185m WSW of Higher Skippet Farm
• Frampton Roman villa
• Round barrow on Ridgeway Hill
• Two long barrows and round barrows on Long Barrow Hill
• Standing stone 700m south east of North Barn Farm
• Two round barrows at Down Wood
• Round barrow on Church Hill
• Two bowl barrows immediately south of Bayard Dairy
• Barrow E of Red Barn
• Herringston round barrows
• Round barrows on Cross Hill
• Two conjoined bowl barrows 550m north east of Manor Farm
• Two bell barrows 15m north of Well Bottom Wood, part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 50m south of the Hardy Monument
• Pigeon House long barrow
• Bowl barrow 120m east of White Hill Wood
• Group of barrows on West Hill
• Culliford Tree long barrow and group of round barrows
• Tithe barn (uninhabited portion) at Barton Farm
• Medieval settlement 850m north of St Mary's Church
• Long barrow NW of Red Barn
• Round barrow on Black Hill
• Group of four round barrows in Cripton Wood
• Part of a Later Iron Age or Romano-British settlement 590m north west of Compton Barn
• Field system and enclosures on Middle Hill
• Two bowl barrows 400m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Friar Waddon Hill round barrows
• Tithe barn at Court Farm
• High Cank, a hengi-form monument 520m north of Up Cerne Manor House