English Heritage sites near Fleet Parish
ABBOTSBURY ABBEY REMAINS
4 miles from Fleet 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.
ABBOTSBURY, ST CATHERINE'S CHAPEL
4 miles from Fleet 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.
JORDAN HILL ROMAN TEMPLE
5 miles from Fleet Parish
The foundations of a 4th century Romano-Celtic temple with fine coastal views.
PORTLAND CASTLE
5 miles from Fleet Parish
Built by Henry VIII to defend England, the castle also played a part in the First and Second World Wars. Attractions include the Tudor kitchen, great hall, gardens, sea views, tearooms and audio tour.
KINGSTON RUSSELL STONE CIRCLE
6 miles from Fleet Parish
A late Neolithic or early Bronze Age circle of 18 fallen stones, on a hilltop overlooking Abbotsbury and the sea.
MAIDEN CASTLE
6 miles from Fleet 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.