Stratton is a Town in the county of Dorset.

Retail in Stratton

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

Stratton has some unmissable towns nearby like Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum.

The area around Stratton's best waterfalls can be found at Jericho Weir.

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

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

Places near Stratton feature a number of interesting historic monuments including King's Statue (King George III Statue).

The area around Stratton boasts some of the best ancient sites including Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle.

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

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

There are a number of ruins near to Stratton including Corfe Castle.

Airports to visit near Stratton include Bournemouth Airport.

Stratton History

There are some historic monuments around Stratton:

• Bowl barrow 660m south west of Chilstock
• Bowl barrow in Well Bottom Wood
• The Nine Stones: a small concentric stone circle 750m west of Winterbourne Abbas
• Round barrows on Grove Hill
• Bowl barrow 200m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot forming part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Two round barrows N of Bincombe Barn
• Field system and settlement on West Hill, Plush
• Two barrows at Rew
• Bell barrow 70m west of Fidler's Green
• Settlement on Dickley Hill
• Two bowl barrows 700m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Earthworks on Loscombe Hill
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Group of barrows on the golf course, Came Down
• Group of barrows S of Goldsmith's Plantation
• Earthwork on Cross Hill
• Three bowl barrows at Dry Wood, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Earthwork on Church Hill
• Bell barrow 125m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Hill figure called The Giant
• George III, chalk-cut hill side figure
• Settlement remains N of Maiden Castle
• Field system on Seldon Hill
• Medieval settlement remains at Whitcombe
• Henge, Romano-British amphitheatre and Civil War fieldworks known collectively as Maumbury Rings
• Barrow S of Wolfeton Clump
• Four round barrows NW of Blagdon Barn
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow within Well Bottom Wood, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Bowl barrow 350m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• 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 on Black Down, 150m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Six round barrows W of Came Down
• Medieval standing cross 11m south east of the south porch of St Mary's Church
• Bowl barrow 700m NNW of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• Settlement on Smacam Down
• 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 450m NNW of Field Barn
• Bowl barrow 400m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill 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
• Round barrow E of The Buildings
• Long barrow, three bell barrows, fancy barrow and a linear earthwork 800m north of Maiden Castle
• Two round barrows S of Ashton Farm
• Group of round barrows on Ridgeway
• Two bowl barrows on Black Down immediately east of the Hardy Monument
• Martin Down enclosure 300m north of Huish Barn
• Round barrow N of Ridgeway
• Bowl barrow on Plush Hill 740m ESE of Lower Farm, Plush
• Bowl barrow on Sheep Down, 600m east of Home Farm Cottages
• Bowl barrow on East Hill near Sydling Woods
• Disc barrow 715m west of Bayard Farm
• Three barrows N of Penn Hill
• Bowl barrow on Farm Hill 620m west of Minterne Parva Farm
• Two bowl barrows on Green Hill 450m north of Pound Farm
• Standing stone called The Broad Stone
• Frampton Roman villa
• Bowl barrow on East Hill 510m north east of All Saints Church
• Cerne Abbey, site of, including gatehouse, guesthouse and wine house (barn)
• Three barrows S of Hart Hill Plantation
• Churchyard cross
• Two bowl barrows 283m SSE of the Grey Mare and her Colts
• Round barrow on Church 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 on Little Puddle Hill, 920m north west of Fidler's Green Farm
• Part of Roman, Saxon, and medieval town in grounds of Wollaston House
• Four bowl barrows 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 600m south of Whitcombe Farm
• Field system in Valley of Stones (including earthwork N of Crow Hill)
• Barrow on College Down
• High Cank, a hengi-form monument 520m north of Up Cerne Manor House
• Bowl barrow 780m north east of Hampton Farm
• Bowl barrow 360m south of Compton Barn
• Friar Waddon Hill round barrows
• Bowl barrow on Wood Hill 310m north east of Cowden
• Barrow S of Three-Cornered Plantation
• Medieval standing cross 190m south east of St Mary's Church
• Chambered long barrow N of Loscombe Plantation
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 50m south of the Hardy Monument
• Round barrow on Black Hill
• Medieval settlement of Little Piddle
• Round barrow NE of Hog Hill Barn
• Enclosure near 'the Sole Plantation'
• Hampton stone circle
• Bowl barrow1050m WNW of Manor Farm
• Three bowl barrows at the western end of Waterston Ridge, 360m north west of Fidler's Green Farm
• 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
• Four bowl barrows on Hog Hill, west and north west of Maiden Castle
• Two conjoined bowl barrows 550m north east of Manor Farm
• Round barrow on Pound Hill
• Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Two bowl barrows 400m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
• Group of round barrows on and to E of Great Hill
• Long barrow immediately north west of Maiden Castle
• Long barrow and four bowl barrows 500m north west of Whitfield Farm
• Bowl barrow on Batcombe Down 450m south west of The Friary of St Francis
• Bowl barrow 450m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow on Hogcliff Hill
• Round barrow E of Bayard's Barn
• Enclosure on Sheep Down 930m south east of Heart Clump
• Old Warren earthwork
• Bowl barrow 75m south east of Laycock Dairy Farm
• Bowl barrow 380m west of Whitfield Farm
• Outer defences of Roman town, W of St Genevieve's Convent
• Barrows in Came Wood
• Medieval settlement 850m north of St Mary's Church
• Two round barrows on North Hill
• Two barrows W of Little Piddle Down
• Group of barrows in Seven Barrow Plantation
• Four bowl barrows immediately north west of Maiden Castle
• Culliford Tree long barrow and group of round barrows
• Bowl barrow 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Helstone burial chamber
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Group of three round barrows NE of Jackman's Cross
• Bowl barrow 500m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Two round barrows N of Came Farm
• Round barrow in White Hill Plantation
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Three round barrows E of Smitten Corner
• Round barrow SW of village
• Bowl barrow 355m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Two barrows on Little Puddle Hill
• Bowl barrow 300m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Bell barrow in Highfield Plantation and two bowl barrows immediately north west of Forty Acre Plantation
• Two round barrows on Ridgeway
• Round barrow on Rew Hill
• Two bowl barrows 1250m east of Notton Hill Barn
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow 880m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down barrow cemetery
• Herringston round barrows
• Dorchester Roman walls
• Four bowl barrows at the eastern end of Waterston Ridge, 490m south west and 500m south east of Ridge Farm
• Bowl barrow on Green Hill 400m north of Pound Farm
• Cross dyke 600m north of Pitcombe Farm
• Tithe barn at Court Farm
• Bowl barrow 550m north east of Pitcombe Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Field system and enclosures on Middle Hill
• Cross-ridge dyke on Windsbatch
• Round barrow N of Ashton Cottages
• Bowl barrow 450m NNE of West Hill Farm
• Six round barrows on Bincombe Down
• Round barrow N of Heave Coppice
• Bowl barrow 220m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Bowl barrow 340m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Two bell barrows 15m north of Well Bottom Wood, part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Long barrow E of Northfield Plantation
• Medieval settlement of Winterborne Farringdon and associated remains
• Group of round barrows on Bincombe Hill
• Round barrow NW of Long Bottom Plantation
• Long barrow NW of Red Barn
• Group of barrows on West Hill
• Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill 500m north of Whitcombe Farm
• Group of barrows E of Northdown Barn
• Two round barrows at Down Wood
• Barrow E of Red Barn
• Oval barrow and three bowl barrows 250m and 330m south of Whitcombe Barn
• Round barrows on Cross Hill
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 870m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Round barrow on Ridgeway Hill
• Bowl barrow 300m WNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bell barrow 850m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 900m north west of Lower Farm
• Two fishponds in Oddens Wood
• Earthwork N of Hampton Plantations
• Round barrows W of Blagdon Barn
• Cross and Hand wayside cross 670m south of the Friary of St Francis
• Long barrow W of Hampton Barn
• Group of round barrows near Eweleaze Barn
• Colliton Park Roman house
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
• Earthworks on Giant Hill
• Group of round barrows on Shorn Hill and Bronkham Hill
• Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Ridge Hill
• Round barrow on Ellston Hill
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 400m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Group of round barrows on North Bincombe Hill, S of Came Wood
• Round barrow E of Forston Farm
• Field system and settlement on Watcombe Plain
• Three barrows near Town Hill Barn
• Round barrows on Four Barrow Hill
• Bowl barrow 500m north east of Clandon Farm
• Round barrow SW of Pigeon House Cottages
• Bowl barrow on Plush Hill 600m ESE of Lower Farm, Plush
• The Castle hillfort
• Bowl barrow in New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow on Dickley Hill
• Two bowl barrows 320m south west of Laycock Dairy Farm
• Two bowl barrows 720m south east of Friar Waddon House
• Long barrow 400yds (360m) NW of Hill Barn
• Bowl barrow 120m east of White Hill Wood
• Round barrows N of Pound Hill
• Bowl barrow 360m south west of Clandon Farm
• Roman road in Kingston Park
• Round barrow N of Ballarat House
• Three bowl barrows 530m and 350m north east of Whitcombe Barn
• Two bowl barrows immediately south of Bayard Dairy
• Pigeon House long barrow
• Preston Roman villa
• Round barrow SW of Ashton Cottages
• Poundbury Camp, associated monuments and section of Roman aqueduct.
• Tithe barn (uninhabited portion) at Barton Farm
• Group of four round barrows in Cripton Wood
• Bowl barrow 265m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow180m east of Hogleaze Bungalow
• Bowl barrow185m WSW of Higher Skippet Farm
• Round barrows on Sheep Down
• Bowl barrow on Wancombe Hill 380m south west of southern corner of Sherriffs Wood
• 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
• Two bowl barrows on Conygar Hill
• Field system W of Fore Hill
• Round barrow 230yds (210m) E of White Hill Plantation
• Round barrow NE of Friar Waddon
• Group of three round barrows SW of Longlands Barn
• Group of round barrows W of Ridgeway Hill
• Two round barrows on Ridgeway
• Bell barrow and five bowl barrows 1000m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow N of Forston Barn
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 770m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Chambered tomb called The Grey Mare and her Colts
• Two bowl barrows on Ridge Hill 770m south of Revels Farm
• Bell barrow 100m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow on Shorn Hill
• Round barrow on North Field Hill
• Six round barrows 200m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Cerne Park boundary bank
• Disc barrow 500m south east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 450m north west of the Hardy Monument
• Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill, 600m west of Stafford Farm
• Discontinuous surviving sections of Roman aqueduct
• Enclosed Iron Age farmstead and part of an associated field system 215m west of New Barn
• Ancient settlement SW of Incombe Wood
• Round barrow in Grimstone Clumps
• Round barrow NW of Jackman's Cross
• Round barrow cemetery immediately south east of Maiden Castle
• Round barrow on Stratton Down
• Six barrows on Ridgeway Hill
• Maiden Castle
• Round barrows on Ridgeway
• Bowl barrow on Little Minterne Hill, 1km north east of Minterne Parva Farm
• Two square enclosures in Tenant's Bottom
• Bowl barrow 165m NNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Barrow 200yds (180m) N of the White Horse
• Twenty-one barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Barrow on parish boundary
• Bowl barrow 650m south of The Friary of St Francis
• Three bowl barrows 300m south west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Cross in St Mary's churchyard
• Bowl barrow 680m north east of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• The Clandon Barrow, 450m west of Clandon Farm
• Settlement and field system on Black Hill
• Bowl barrow and disc barrow 900m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Group of barrows near Big Wood
• Long barrow 200m north west of Longlands Farm
• Round barrow on Magiston Hill
• Bowl barrow on Black Down, 80m south east of the Hardy Monument
• Henge Enclosure, Conquer Barrow and Barrow Cemetery
• Round barrow SW of Wolfeton Clump
• Platform barrow 300m south west of Lane Cottages