Kit's Coty House (Kent, England)
Early Neolithic·Medway Megaliths·🇬🇧 Kent, England, United Kingdom
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About Kit's Coty House (Kent, England)
Kit's Coty House in Kent, England, United Kingdom is a Early Neolithic megalithic attributed to Medway Megaliths culture. Megalithic construction with sarsen; evidence of ceremonial and funerary use.
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Why it mattersRepresentative Medway Megaliths site contributing to understanding of megalithic distribution.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function and sequencing of Kit's Coty House within regional landscape
- 02Chronometric precision and construction organization without modern tools
Theories
- 01Regional ceremonial centre for Medway Megaliths communities
- 02Territorial marker and ancestral burial focus
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 4000 BCE
- Period
- Early Neolithic
- Culture
- Medway Megaliths
- Purpose
- Medway chambered tomb
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 4000 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1173 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
51.3200° N · 0.5020° E · 100 m · 1 mapped feature
Kit's Coty House — Main Feature
structurePrimary structure / enclosure at Kit's Coty House
51.3210° N · 0.5030° E
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