Swyre is a Town in the county of Dorset.

Retail in Swyre

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

Towns to visit near Swyre include Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, and Wareham.

There are a several good waterfalls in the area around Swyre like Jericho Weir.

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

Swyre is near some unmissable historic buildings like The Cobb,

There are a several good historic monuments in the area around Swyre like King's Statue (King George III Statue).

There are a several good ancient sites in the area around Swyre like Eggardon Hill.

Eggardon Hill is one of Swyre's best, nearby hills to visit in Swyre.

Places near Swyre feature a number of interesting castles including Corfe Castle.

There are a several good ruins in the area around Swyre like Corfe Castle.

Bournemouth Airport is one of Swyre's best, nearby airports to visit in Swyre.

Swyre History

There are some historic monuments around Swyre:

• Bowl Barrow, 710m south-west of Woolcombe Farm
• Round barrow in White Hill Plantation
• 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
• Six round barrows 200m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 140m south east of Broadwater Cottage
• Twenty-one barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Eggardon Hill disc barrow
• Hampton stone circle
• Bowl barrow 600m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Dyke on Haydon Down
• Long barrow NE of Ashley
• Bowl barrow 850m north west of Barrowland Farm
• Bowl barrow 220m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Group of three round barrows W of Two Gates
• Bowl barrow 700m east of South Eggardon Farm
• Cross dyke 600m north of Pitcombe Farm
• Long barrow W of Hampton Barn
• Medieval standing cross 190m south east of St Mary's Church
• Bowl barrow on North Hill 750m north east of Marsh Barn
• Bowl barrow 200m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot forming part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 810m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow 500m west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Round barrow E of Two Gates
• Two bowl barrows 310m north east of Lancombe Farm
• Bowl barrow 750m SSE of Lower Kingston Russell Farm
• Dyke on Wears Hill
• Four bowl barrows 725m ESE of Wears Farm
• Hillfort N of Burcombe Wood
• Bowl barrow 550m north west of Cogden Farm
• Part of a Later Prehistoric or Romano-British field system 250m north of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Chambered tomb called The Grey Mare and her Colts
• 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 350m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Dyke SE of Eggardon Hill camp
• Duck decoy at Abbotsbury Swannery, 630m SSW of Horsepool Farm
• St Mary's Church, West Milton
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow 880m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down barrow cemetery
• Bell barrow and five bowl barrows 1000m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 605m south west of Long Barrow Farm
• Round barrow on Knight's Hill
• Earthwork 80yds (70m) long NW of Coombe Bottom
• Barrow beside Shotcombe Lane
• Two long barrows and round barrows on Long Barrow Hill
• Bowl barrow 165m NNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 340m 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
• Bowl barrow 800m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Two bowl barrows 283m SSE of the Grey Mare and her Colts
• Bowl barrow 770m north of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow 800m NNE of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bowl barrow on Limekiln Hill 500m north of Labour-in-Vain Farm
• Group of three round barrows on Eggardon Hill
• Three bowl barrows 300m south west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery
• Two bell barrows 15m north of Well Bottom Wood, part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Two fishponds in Oddens Wood
• 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
• Long mound 860m NNE of Whatcombe House, associated with the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Bronze Age enclosure, associated linear earthworks and field system, and a later dewpond on Tenants Hill
• Bind Barrow
• Bowl barrow 300m WNW of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Two barrows on Chilcombe Hill
• Round barrow 230yds (210m) E of White Hill Plantation
• Bowl barrow 680m north east of Whatcombe House, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Standing stone 700m south east of North Barn Farm
• Large multivallate hillfort containing two bowl barrows 855m north east of North Eggardon Farm
• Bowl barrow on Hammiton Hill 220m south west of Hammiton Farm
• Bowl barrow on Limekiln Hill 650m south east of Green Leaze
• 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 400m north east of Look Farm
• Bowl barrow in Well Bottom Wood
• The Kingston Russell stone circle 750m north east of Gorwell Farm
• Group of five round barrows on White Hill
• Bowl barrow 550m WNW of Dowerfield House
• Bowl barrow 620m south west of Eggardon Hill Farm
• Two round barrows on Wears Hill
• Bowl barrow and disc barrow 900m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Three bowl barrows on The Knoll 450m north west of Treetops
• Motte and bailey castle 160m north of Castle Mill Farm
• Two round barrows at crossroads N of village
• Bowl barrow 550m north east of Pitcombe Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 120m east of White Hill Wood
• Bowl barrow 355m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Part of a Later Iron Age or Romano-British settlement 590m north west of Compton Barn
• Penannular ditched enclosure, 150m south of Turner's Farm Barn
• Old Warren earthwork
• Bowl barrow 500m NNW of Topparts Dairy
• Bowl barrow 300m west of New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 450m NNW of Field Barn
• Lynchets S of Stavordale Wood
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow within Well Bottom Wood, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Disc barrow 500m south east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
• Three bowl barrows on Tulk's Hill 800m north of East Bexington Farm
• Bowl barrow 200m north east of Holy Trinity Church
• Bowl barrow 320m north west of Coombefield Farm
• Bowl barrow 800m south of Kingston Russell Farm, forming part of the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down
• Two bowl barrows 700m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Bell barrow 850m south east of Kingston Russell Farm, part of the Black Down round barrow cemetery
• Barrow 300yds (280m) SW of Kingston Farm
• Wynford Wood boundary bank
• Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Barrow 650yds (600m) N of North Barn Farm
• Camp on Chilcombe Hill
• Abbotsbury Castle (camp)
• Earthworks on Askerswell Down
• Dyke on Long Barrow Hill
• St Peter's Abbey
• Bowl barrow 265m north west of White Hill Barn, forming part of the White Hill round barrow cemetery
• Chambered tomb 900m south west of Manor Farm
• Bowl barrow 660m south west of Chilstock
• Bowl barrow 645m south west of North Barn Farm
• Medieval standing cross 11m south east of the south porch of St Mary's Church
• Earthwork on Shipton Hill
• Bell barrow 100m south of Winterbourne Poor Lot, part of the Winterbourne Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
• Settlement E of Brow Copse
• Standing stone called The Broad Stone
• Bowl barrow 360m south of Compton Barn
• St Catherine's Chapel, field system and quarries at Chapel Hill