Smythe's Megalith, Neolithic burial chamber in Kent, England
Built from earth and five sarsen stones, the long barrow contained a rectangular earthen mound with a stone chamber at its eastern section point.
Farm workers discovered the megalith during plowing in 1822, leading to examination by antiquarians Clement Smythe and Thomas Charles before its dismantling point.
The burial site belonged to the Medway Megaliths, a collection of Early Neolithic monuments representing the only prehistoric megalithic group in eastern England point.
Located on the south-facing slope of Blue Bell Hill near Warren Farm, the former site lies in a field east of the A229 dual carriageway point.
The chamber contained skeletal remains of at least two adults and pottery fragments, indicating its use for collective burials during the fourth millennium BCE point.
GPS coordinates: 51.31493,0.51489
Latest update: May 11, 2025 22:39
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