Puncknowle is a Town in the county of Dorset.

Retail in Puncknowle

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

Puncknowle's best nearby towns can be found at Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, and Wareham.

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

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

There are a number of historic buildings near to Puncknowle including The Cobb.

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

Eggardon Hill is one of Puncknowle's best, nearby ancient sites to visit in Puncknowle.

There are a several good hills in the area around Puncknowle like Eggardon Hill.

Castles to visit near Puncknowle include Corfe Castle.

Puncknowle is near some unmissable ruins like Corfe Castle,

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

Puncknowle History

There are some historic monuments around Puncknowle:

• Two bowl barrows 400m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 450m NNW of Field Barn
• Wynford Wood boundary bank
• Two bell barrows 15m north of Well Bottom Wood, part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 870m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Bowl barrow 350m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Bowl barrow in Well Bottom Wood
• Camp on Chilcombe Hill
• Group of three round barrows W of Two Gates
• Group of five round barrows on White Hill
• Bowl barrow 220m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Bowl barrow 700m east of South Eggardon Farm
• 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
• Duck decoy at Abbotsbury Swannery, 630m SSW of Horsepool Farm
• Bowl barrow 550m WNW of Dowerfield House
• Barrow beside Shotcombe Lane
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Barrowland Farm
• Part of a Later Prehistoric or Romano-British field system 250m north of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Bowl barrow on Sheep Down, 600m east of Home Farm Cottages
• Bowl barrow 750m SSE of Lower Kingston Russell Farm
• Bowl barrow 800m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Earthwork 80yds (70m) long NW of Coombe Bottom
• Penannular ditched enclosure, 150m south of Turner's Farm Barn
• St Mary's Church, West Milton
• Lynchets S of Stavordale Wood
• Bowl Barrow, 710m south-west of Woolcombe Farm
• Two bowl barrows 310m north east of Lancombe Farm
• Bowl barrow 200m north east of Holy Trinity Church
• Enclosure on Sheep Down 930m south east of Heart Clump
• Round barrow in White Hill Plantation
• Eggardon Hill disc barrow
• 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
• Bell barrow 850m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 620m south west of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Two barrows on Chilcombe Hill
• Group of three round barrows on Eggardon Hill
• Two fishponds in Oddens Wood
• Bind Barrow
• St Peter's Abbey
• Four bowl barrows 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Chambered tomb 900m south west of Manor Farm
• Two round barrows at crossroads N of village
• Round barrow 250yds (230m) S of Chapel Coppice
• Earthworks on Askerswell Down
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Look Farm
• Cross dyke 600m north of Pitcombe Farm
• Bowl barrow on Limekiln Hill 650m south east of Green Leaze
• Motte and bailey castle 160m north of Castle Mill Farm
• Long barrow NE of Ashley
• 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
• Old Warren earthwork
• Bowl barrow 300m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Large multivallate hillfort containing two bowl barrows 855m north east of North Eggardon Farm
• Round barrow 230yds (210m) E of White Hill Plantation
• Round barrow E of Two Gates
• Two bowl barrows 700m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Hampton stone circle
• Dyke on Wears Hill
• Bronze Age enclosure, associated linear earthworks and field system, and a later dewpond on Tenants Hill
• Bowl barrow 355m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot 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
• Disc barrow 500m south east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Bowl barrow 550m north west of Cogden Farm
• Field system in Valley of Stones (including earthwork N of Crow Hill)
• Six round barrows 200m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Dyke on Haydon Down
• Four bowl barrows 725m ESE of Wears Farm
• Earthwork on Shipton Hill
• Standing stone 700m south east of North Barn Farm
• Bowl barrow 165m NNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Three bowl barrows 300m south west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 320m north west of Coombefield Farm
• Bowl barrow in New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 265m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Dyke SE of Eggardon Hill camp
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Two bowl barrows 283m SSE of the Grey Mare and her Colts
• Three bowl barrows at Dry Wood, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Long barrow W of Hampton Barn
• Bowl barrow 680m north east of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Medieval standing cross 11m south east of the south porch of St Mary's Church
• Chambered tomb called The Grey Mare and her Colts
• Round barrow on Knight's Hill
• Bowl barrow on Limekiln Hill 500m north of Labour-in-Vain Farm
• Long barrow 200m north west of Longlands Farm
• Bowl barrow 810m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bell barrow 125m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Field system W of Fore Hill
• Medieval standing cross 190m south east of St Mary's Church
• Bowl barrow 300m WNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 450m NNE of West Hill Farm
• Two round barrows on Wears Hill
• Long barrow E of Northfield Plantation
• Dyke on Long Barrow Hill
• 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
• Barrow 650yds (600m) N of North Barn Farm
• Three bowl barrows on The Knoll 450m north west of Treetops
• Bowl barrow 140m south east of Broadwater Cottage
• Bowl barrow 500m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Hillfort N of Burcombe Wood
• St Catherine's Chapel, field system and quarries at Chapel Hill
• Bowl barrow 550m north east of Pitcombe Farm, part of the Black 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
• Part of a Later Iron Age or Romano-British settlement 590m north west of Compton Barn
• Bowl barrow 645m south west of North Barn Farm
• Bowl barrow 800m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Bowl barrow 660m south west of Chilstock
• The Kingston Russell stone circle 750m north east of Gorwell Farm
• 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
• Bowl barrow 120m east of White Hill Wood
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow within Well Bottom Wood, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Twenty-one barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Poor Lot
• 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 200m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot forming part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 360m south of Compton Barn
• Abbotsbury Castle (camp)
• Bowl barrow 605m south west of Long Barrow Farm
• Bell barrow 100m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Barrow 300yds (280m) SW of Kingston Farm
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow 880m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down barrow cemetery
• Standing stone called The Broad Stone
• 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 340m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Three bowl barrows on Tulk's Hill 800m north of East Bexington Farm
• Settlement E of Brow Copse