The Top 20 Natural Monuments around Dorchester
Dorchester’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 20
beautiful natural monuments around Dorchester. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
beautiful natural monuments around Dorchester. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
Last updated: October 15, 2025
The reassuringly-named Hell Stone is a Neolithic long barrow, one of several such burial chambers on the Dorset downs. This one lies in a field to the south west of …
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This sweet wishing well is actually the source of the River Wey, which flows south and enters the Channel at Weymouth. Unlike the sources of many rivers which are found …
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Maiden Castle is a stunning hillfort with huge ramparts. It affords breathtaking views over the Dorset. Built during the 1st century BC, it is one of the largest and most …
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In keeping with outdoor etiquette please keep to marked paths and don't walk on the horse. That way generations can appreciate it for years to come.
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The Valley of Stones is a National Nature Reserve and one of the best examples of a Sarsen stone boulder train in Great Britain. Freeze/thaw conditions at the end of …
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