Coldrum Long Barrow in Kent (around 4000 BC) — one of the Medway megaliths and reportedly home to some of the oldest Neolithic human remains in England, possibly Britain. The site is key for understanding when the first farmers crossed from the continent. Though Mesolithic remains from an Inner Hebrides island may predate it. Upright imported stones mark what survives today. 🪦
Coldrum megaliths reportedly hold England's oldest Neolithic human remains
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Key facts
- Medway tombs in Kent include Coldrum, which reportedly has the oldest human Neolithic remains in England or possibly the whole of Britain
- Mesolithic remains from an island in the Inner Hebrides may predate Coldrum
- Upright imported stones mark what remains of the site, with the long barrow outline behind them largely stripped away
- Earliest megalithic remains in the area, relevant to understanding when the first farmers arrived from the continent (France)
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Sources
Coldrum Stones - Kent Downskentdowns.org.uk
One of the best surviving examples of the “Medway Megaliths”, Coldrum Stones is a group of Neolithic monuments found in the lower valley of the River Medway.
Coldrum Long Barrowstoneclub.rocks
Built during the Neolithic period, and some say 1000 years before Stonehenge, it was a chambered long barrow consisting of an earthern tumulus surrounded by ...
Coldrum Long Barrow - Kent's Best Kept Secretblindinglyobvious.co.uk
Long Barrow (commonly known as The Coldrum Stones) It was constructed around 4000 BC, during Britain's Early Neolithic period
Coldrum Long Barrowen.wikipedia.org
Probably constructed in the fourth millennium BCE, during Britain's Early Neolithic period, today it survives only in a state of ruin. Coldrum Long Barrow ( ...
Coldrum Long Barrow | Kentnationaltrust.org.uk
Coldrum Long Barrow, a megalithic site in Kent. The barrow is roughly 1-2 hours walk … around 15-20 minutes walk
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