<P> The film was shot entirely on location in South Carolina , including Charleston , Rock Hill -- for many of the battle scenes , and Lowrys -- for the farm of Benjamin Martin , as well as nearby Fort Lawn . Other scenes were filmed at Mansfield Plantation , an antebellum rice plantation in Georgetown , Middleton Place in Charleston , South Carolina , at the Cistern Yard on the campus of College of Charleston , and Hightower Hall and Homestead House at Brattonsville , South Carolina , along with the grounds of the Brattonsville Plantation in McConnells , South Carolina . Producer Mark Gordon said the production team `` tried their best to be as authentic as possible '' because `` the backdrop was serious history , '' giving attention to details in period dress . Producer Dean Devlin and the film 's costume designers examined actual Revolutionary War uniforms at the Smithsonian Institution prior to shooting . </P>
<P> The film was shot entirely on location in South Carolina , including Charleston , Rock Hill -- for many of the battle scenes , and Lowrys -- for the farm of Benjamin Martin , as well as nearby Fort Lawn . Other scenes were filmed at Mansfield Plantation , an antebellum rice plantation in Georgetown , Middleton Place in Charleston , South Carolina , at the Cistern Yard on the campus of College of Charleston , and Hightower Hall and Homestead House at Brattonsville , South Carolina , along with the grounds of the Brattonsville Plantation in McConnells , South Carolina . Producer Mark Gordon said the production team `` tried their best to be as authentic as possible '' because `` the backdrop was serious history , '' giving attention to details in period dress . Producer Dean Devlin and the film 's costume designers examined actual Revolutionary War uniforms at the Smithsonian Institution prior to shooting . </P>
where did they film the movie the patriot
where did they film the movie the patriot
South Carolina
South Carolina