The Patriot (2000) was filmed predominantly in South Carolina, with multiple well-known locations across the state serving as sets for the film’s battle scenes, period villages, and key exterior shots. Notable filming sites include Rock Hill in the Upstate as a production hub, Cypress Gardens in Moncks Corner for swampy and colonial locations, Brattonsville in York County for Continental encampments, and Mansfield Plantation in Georgetown County for plantation-era visuals. Additional locations featured Stratford Hall in Virginia for some elements and various sites around Chester and Edisto Island, as well as locations in the Charleston area such as Randolph Hall at the College of Charleston, to represent colonial settings and towns seen in the movie. In short, the film was shot entirely on location in South Carolina (with at least one brief element reportedly connected to Virginia) and involved historic plantations, preserved districts, and countryside landscapes that authentically recreate 18th-century America for the period drama.
