What is recorded here
Nettlecombe Tout promontory fort is a castle, fort or tower in Dorset, England. Perhaps people climbed the steep slope and watched the sea through rain. Maybe the fort stood guard over a busy coast road. Imagine lamps burning at the edge of the cliff while boats passed below.
A named place photographed at this map point in Dorset.
A Neolithic promontory fort, Nettlecombe Tout was constructed around 2500–2000 BCE and is important as one of the best-preserved prehistoric hill forts in the UK, offering insight into early defensive and communal structures in southern England.
Places near here
Kithill PlantationForest · 1108 yd
Higher Melcombe House with Attached ChapelListed building · 1.1 mi
Breach WoodForest · 1.3 mi
Church of St John the BaptistListed building · 1.3 mi
Nordon Hill, west of Melcombe BinghamMountain or hill · 1.4 mi
Bridleway on Hog Hill leading to Nettlecombe FarmMountain or hill · 1.4 mi
Giant's grave pillow mound, Henning HillChurch, cross or graveyard · 1.8 mi
Waterfall at Binghams MelcombeWaterfall · 2.5 mi
Equestrian Sculpture Stoke WakePublic sculpture · 2.6 mi
Bulbarrow HillMountain / peak · 2.9 mi
Milestone, Gales HillMonument or public art · 3.9 mi
Cerne Abbas GiantHeritage attraction · 4.4 miOther information
Photo: Jim Champion · CC BY-SA 2.0