English Heritage sites near Marshwood Parish

Winterbourne Poor Lot Barrows

WINTERBOURNE POOR LOT BARROWS

13 miles from Marshwood 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

13 miles from Marshwood Parish

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

Abbotsbury, St Catherine's Chapel

ABBOTSBURY, ST CATHERINE'S CHAPEL

14 miles from Marshwood Parish

Set high on a hilltop overlooking Abbotsbury Abbey, this sturdily buttressed and barrel-vaulted 14th-century chapel was built by monks as a place of pilgrimage and retreat.

Blackbury Camp

BLACKBURY CAMP

14 miles from Marshwood Parish

An Iron Age hillfort in Devon with impressive ramparts, now surrounded by woodland.

Abbotsbury Abbey Remains

ABBOTSBURY ABBEY REMAINS

14 miles from Marshwood 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.

The Nine Stones

THE NINE STONES

14 miles from Marshwood 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.



Pubs in Marshwood Parish

Bottle Inn

Marshwood, DT6 5QJ
(01297) 678103

Idyllic pub situated on the Dorset/Devon border with a single bar serving two small rooms. Family room and skittle alley at the rear. leading to a large garden overlooking Marshwood Vale. Home to the famous Nettle Eating Contest in July. NO...
Shave Cross Inn

Shave Cross, Shave Cross, DT6 6HW
(01308) 868358
shavecrossinn.co.uk

Accessed by narrow lanes, everyone’s idea of what a rural pub should be - thatched roof, steeped in history and an idyllic garden ideal for balmy summer days. Gyle 59 bottled-conditioned also sold. Dogs allowed in accommodation by appointme...