English Heritage sites near Bincombe Parish
JORDAN HILL ROMAN TEMPLE
2 miles from Bincombe Parish
The foundations of a 4th century Romano-Celtic temple with fine coastal views.
MAIDEN CASTLE
2 miles from Bincombe 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
5 miles from Bincombe 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.
ABBOTSBURY ABBEY REMAINS
6 miles from Bincombe 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.
WINTERBOURNE POOR LOT BARROWS
7 miles from Bincombe Parish
A 'cemetery' of 44 Bronze Age burial mounds of varying types and sizes, straddling the A35 main road.
KINGSTON RUSSELL STONE CIRCLE
7 miles from Bincombe Parish
A late Neolithic or early Bronze Age circle of 18 fallen stones, on a hilltop overlooking Abbotsbury and the sea.
No churches found in Bincombe Parish
No churches found in Bincombe Parish