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, and Wareham.

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

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

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

Don't miss King's Statue (King George III Statue)'s historic monuments if visiting the area around Stratton.

Stratton is near some unmissable ancient sites like Eggardon Hill,

There are a number of hills near to Stratton including Eggardon Hill.

Stratton is near some unmissable castles like Corfe Castle,

The area close to Stratton boasts some of the best ruins including Corfe Castle.

There are a several good airports in the area around Stratton like Bournemouth Airport.

Stratton History

There are some historic monuments around Stratton:

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