Kit's Coty House and Little Kit's Coty House
Aylesford, Mid Kent
Image: English HeritageKit's Coty House and Little Kit's Coty House are the remains of two Neolithic burial chambers in open fields above the Medway Valley. Kit's Coty still has three uprights topped by a huge capstone, while its smaller neighbour is now a tumble of sarsen stones. It makes a short, free stop for history lovers and walkers on the North Downs Way, and an hour is plenty.
Highlights
- Kit's Coty, a dolmen with three uprights and a massive capstone
- Little Kit's Coty, also known as the Countless Stones
- Wide views across the North Downs and the Medway Valley
- Easy to combine with a walk on the North Downs Way
Good to know
- The two monuments are about 500 metres apart
- Take great care on the stretch of Rochester Road towards Little Kit's Coty, which has no footpath
- Dogs on leads are welcome at both sites
- Smoking, barbecues and fires are not permitted
Getting there
Kit's Coty House and Little Kit's Coty House, Off Chatham Road, Aylesford, Kent, ME20 7EZParking: No car park. Park on the wider parts of Old Chatham Road, or in the layby on Rochester Road west of the Chatham Road junction, and walk up.
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