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