Kit's Coty House, Aylesford

Name: Kit's Coty House
Address: Aylesford, United Kingdom

#1 among attractions in Aylesford

Top attraction, Historical place, Ruins, Museum

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Kit's Coty House or Kit's Coty is a chambered long barrow near the village of Aylesford in the southeastern English county of Kent. Constructed circa 4000 BCE, during the Early Neolithic period of British prehistory, today it survives in a ruined state. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°19'12"N, 0°30'11"E

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AylesfordAylesford United Kingdom

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Kit's Coty House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mytime Active at Cobtree Manor Park Golf Course, Westfield Wood, Tyland Barn, Medway Megaliths.

1.2 miS
51°18'12"N • 0°30'30"E
Mytime Active at Cobtree Manor Park Golf Course, Maidstone
30 min walk • Golf
0.7 miE
Park
Westfield Wood, Maidstone
18 min walk • Westfield Wood is a 5-hectare nature reserve north of Maidstone in Kent, which is managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust. It is part of the Wouldham to Detling Escarpment Site of Special Scientific Interest and Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I.
1.1 miSE
Park
Tyland Barn, Maidstone
28 min walk • Tyland Barn, north of Maidstone, is the headquarters of the Kent Wildlife Trust. It has a nature park which is designed to show the variety of habitats in the county, such as a pond, grassland, a chalk bank, a shingle beach, scrub and hedges.
~1350 ftSW
Museum
Medway Megaliths, Maidstone
7 min walk • The Medway Megaliths, sometimes termed the Kentish Megaliths, are a group of Early Neolithic chambered long barrows and other megalithic monuments located in the lower valley of the River Medway in Kent, South-East England.
1.1 miN
Archaeological site
Blue Bell Hill, Kent Downs
28 min walk • Blue Bell Hill is a chalk hill between Maidstone and Rochester in the English county of Kent. It overlooks the River Medway and is part of the North Downs. Settlements on the hill include the Walderslade suburb of Chatham and the villages of Blue Bell Hill and Kit's Coty.
~1460 ftS
Archaeological site
Little Kit's Coty House
8 min walk • Little Kit's Coty House, also known as Lower Kit's Coty House and the Countless Stones, is a chambered long barrow located near to the village of Aylesford in the southeastern English county of Kent.
~1770 ftSW
Museum, Archaeological site
Coffin Stone
9 min walk • The Coffin Stone, also known as the Coffin and the Table Stone, is a large sarsen stone at the foot of Blue Bell Hill near Aylesford in the south-eastern English county of Kent. Now lying horizontally, the stone probably once stood upright nearby.
0.6 miSE
Archaeological site
Scheduled monuments in Maidstone, Maidstone
16 min walk • There are 27 scheduled monuments in Maidstone, Kent, England. In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is an archaeological site or historic building of "national importance" that has been given protection against unauthorised change by being placed on a list by the Secretary...
~1360 ftSE
Nightlife
Lower Bell, Aylesford
7 min walk • The Lower Bell is a pub on the A229 Blue Bell Hill, between Chatham and Maidstone in Kent. It is located at the edge of the North Downs where the A229 meets the Pilgrims' Way. A pub has existed in the general area since around 1790, when the A229 was a turnpike road for coaches.
0.7 miSE
Archaeological site
White Horse Stone
17 min walk • The White Horse Stone is a name given to two separate sarsen megaliths on the slopes of Blue Bell Hill, near the village of Aylesford in the south-eastern English county of Kent.
1.1 miNW
Park
Burham Down, Gillingham
29 min walk • Burham Down is a 110-hectare nature reserve between Maidstone and Chatham in Kent. It is managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Kit's Coty House?

Nearby attractions include Medway Megaliths, Maidstone (7 min walk), Scheduled monuments in Maidstone, Maidstone (16 min walk), North Downs Tunnel, Kent Downs (17 min walk), Westfield Wood, Maidstone (18 min walk).