English Heritage sites near Winterborne Monkton Parish

Maiden Castle

MAIDEN CASTLE

0 miles from Winterborne Monkton Parish

Among the largest and most complex of Iron Age hillforts in Europe, Maiden Castle’s huge multiple ramparts enclose an area the size of 50 football pitches and once protected hundreds of residents.

The Nine Stones

THE NINE STONES

4 miles from Winterborne Monkton Parish

Now in a wooded glade, this small prehistoric circle of nine standing stones was constructed around 4,000 years ago and is surrounded by a mysterious air. Winterbourne Poor Lot Barrows are nearby.

Jordan Hill Roman Temple

JORDAN HILL ROMAN TEMPLE

4 miles from Winterborne Monkton Parish

The foundations of a 4th century Romano-Celtic temple with fine coastal views.

Winterbourne Poor Lot Barrows

WINTERBOURNE POOR LOT BARROWS

5 miles from Winterborne Monkton Parish

A 'cemetery' of 44 Bronze Age burial mounds of varying types and sizes, straddling the A35 main road.

Kingston Russell Stone Circle

KINGSTON RUSSELL STONE CIRCLE

6 miles from Winterborne Monkton Parish

A late Neolithic or early Bronze Age circle of 18 fallen stones, on a hilltop overlooking Abbotsbury and the sea.

Abbotsbury Abbey Remains

ABBOTSBURY ABBEY REMAINS

6 miles from Winterborne Monkton Parish

Part of a monastic building, perhaps the abbot’s lodging, of Benedictine Abbotsbury Abbey, Henry VIII ordered its destruction during the Dissolution in 1538. St Catherine's Chapel is nearby.


Churches in Winterborne Monkton Parish

Winterborne Monkton: St Simon & St Jude

Winterborne Monkton Dorchester
(01305) 250719
http://www.dorchesteranglican.info

This Church forms part of the Benefice of Dorchester

Please see the Dorchester Benefice website for further information


No churches found in Winterborne Monkton Parish