English Heritage sites near Athelhampton Parish
MAIDEN CASTLE
7 miles from Athelhampton 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.
JORDAN HILL ROMAN TEMPLE
9 miles from Athelhampton Parish
The foundations of a 4th century Romano-Celtic temple with fine coastal views.
THE NINE STONES
10 miles from Athelhampton 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.
WINTERBOURNE POOR LOT BARROWS
11 miles from Athelhampton Parish
A 'cemetery' of 44 Bronze Age burial mounds of varying types and sizes, straddling the A35 main road.
FIDDLEFORD MANOR
12 miles from Athelhampton Parish
The principal parts of a small stone manor house, probably begun about 1370 for William Latimer, Sheriff of Somerset and Dorset. The hall and solar chamber display outstandingly fine timber roofs.
KINGSTON RUSSELL STONE CIRCLE
12 miles from Athelhampton 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 Athelhampton Parish
No churches found in Athelhampton Parish