Portesham

Portesham, sometimes also spelt Portisham, is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southwest England, situated in the Dorset Council administrative area approximately 6 miles northwest of Weymouth, 6 miles southwest of the county town Dorchester, and 2 miles northeast of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site at Chesil Beach.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Hardy Monument and Hell Stone.

Hardy Monument

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Ethan Doyle White, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Hardy Monument is a 72-foot-high monument on the summit of Black Down near Portesham in Dorset.

Hell Stone

Archaeological site

Photo: JimChampion, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Hell Stone is a badly-restored Neolithic dolmen on Portesham Hill in Dorset, England.

St Bartholomew’s Chapel, Corton

Church

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Bartholomew's Chapel is a Church of England chapel in Corton, near Weymouth, Dorset, England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abbotsbury and Nottington.

Abbotsbury

Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Abbotsbury is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset.

Nottington

Village

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Nottington is a village within the Dorset unitary authority area of the county of Dorset, England. Nottington is situated 3 miles southeast of Portesham.