Higher Kingcombe is a Village in the county of Dorset.

Higher Kingcombe postcode: DT2 0EH

Retail in Higher Kingcombe

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

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

Don't miss Jericho Weir's waterfalls if visiting the area around Higher Kingcombe.

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

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

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

Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle are some of Higher Kingcombe best ancient sites to visit near Higher Kingcombe.

Don't miss Eggardon Hill's hills if visiting the area around Higher Kingcombe.

The area close to Higher Kingcombe boasts some of the best castles including Corfe Castle.

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

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

Higher Kingcombe History

There are some historic monuments around Higher Kingcombe:

• Two long barrows and round barrows on Long Barrow Hill
• Part of a Later Iron Age or Romano-British settlement 590m north west of Compton Barn
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on Beaminster Down 770m north east of Higher Meerhay Farm
• Earthwork on Shipton Hill
• Medieval standing cross 11m south east of the south porch of St Mary's Church
• Bowl barrow 800m south of Kingston Russell Farm, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Part of a Later Prehistoric or Romano-British field system 250m north of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Group of three round barrows SW of Longlands Barn
• Round barrow on Knight's Hill
• Two barrows on Chilcombe Hill
• Two bell barrows 15m north of Well Bottom Wood, part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Earthwork on Castle Hill
• Three bowl barrows 300m south west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow E of Two Gates
• Group of three round barrows W of Two Gates
• Bell barrow 125m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Earthwork 80yds (70m) long NW of Coombe Bottom
• Eggardon Hill disc barrow
• Six round barrows 200m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Roman villa 725yds (660m) SE of Neville Farm
• Field system W of Fore Hill
• Bell barrow and five bowl barrows 1000m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 340m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 450m NNE of West Hill Farm
• Standing stone called The Broad Stone
• Bowl barrow 700m NNW of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Barrowland Farm
• Bowl barrow 450m NNW of Field Barn
• Bowl barrow 300m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow NW of Long Bottom Plantation
• Bowl barrow 800m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Earthworks on Askerswell Down
• Bowl barrow 355m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Disc barrow 500m south east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Bowl barrow and disc barrow 900m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on Hammiton Hill 220m south west of Hammiton Farm
• Medieval standing cross 10m west of Broomhill Cottage
• Four bowl barrows 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Large multivallate hillfort containing two bowl barrows 855m north east of North Eggardon Farm
• Two bowl barrows 400m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 620m south west of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Penannular ditched enclosure, 150m south of Turner's Farm Barn
• Standing stone 700m south east of North Barn Farm
• Bowl barrow 550m WNW of Dowerfield House
• Moated site and associated features, 320m west of Knapp Farm
• Bowl barrow 1km south west of Manor Farm
• Bowl barrow 550m north west of Cogden Farm
• Bell barrow 100m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot 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
• Group of barrows near Big Wood
• Bowl barrow 550m north east of Pitcombe Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Wynford Wood boundary bank
• Bowl barrow 140m south east of Broadwater Cottage
• 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
• The Castle hillfort
• Twenty-one barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Three bowl barrows at Dry Wood, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• St Mary's Church, West Milton
• Two round barrows at crossroads N of village
• Bowl barrow 700m east of South Eggardon Farm
• Bowl barrow 605m south west of Long Barrow Farm
• Motte and bailey castle 160m north of Castle Mill Farm
• Dyke on Haydon Down
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• Bowl barrow180m east of Hogleaze Bungalow
• Dyke on Long Barrow Hill
• Bowl barrow 200m north east of Holy Trinity Church
• Barrow 650yds (600m) N of North Barn Farm
• Field system and enclosures on Middle Hill
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow within Well Bottom Wood, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot 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 320m north west of Coombefield Farm
• Earthwork E of Stake Farm
• Bowl Barrow, 710m south-west of Woolcombe Farm
• Bowl barrow in New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Bell barrow 850m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 300m WNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Dyke SE of Eggardon Hill camp
• Cross dyke 600m north of Pitcombe Farm
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on Beaminster Down 530m south east of East Axnoller Farm
• Bowl barrow on North Hill 750m north east of Marsh Barn
• Bowl barrow 660m south west of Chilstock
• Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Chambered long barrow N of Loscombe Plantation
• Medieval standing cross 190m south east of St Mary's Church
• Moated site 60m north of Benville Manor
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow 880m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down barrow cemetery
• Hillfort N of Burcombe Wood
• The Nine Stones: a small concentric stone circle 750m west of Winterbourne Abbas
• Camp on Chilcombe Hill
• Two bowl barrows 1250m east of Notton Hill Barn
• Group of three round barrows on Eggardon Hill
• Three barrows near Town Hill Barn
• Park pale in Rampisham park
• Two bowl barrows 700m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Corscombe Court barn
• 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 680m north east of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow 360m south of Compton Barn
• Frampton Roman villa
• Bowl barrow 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 200m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot forming part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Settlement E of Brow Copse
• Bowl barrow in Well Bottom Wood
• Chambered tomb 900m south west of Manor Farm
• Barrow beside Shotcombe Lane
• Bowl barrow 810m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery 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
• Two bowl barrows 310m north east of Lancombe Farm
• Long barrow 200m north west of Longlands Farm
• Bowl barrow 165m NNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Enclosed Iron Age farmstead and part of an associated field system 215m west of New Barn
• Bowl barrow 645m south west of North Barn Farm