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Stunning views from the top of the barrow
Coldrum Long Barrow, Trottiscliffe, West Malling, Kent, ME19 5EG
Asset | Opening time |
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Countryside | Dawn - Dusk |
No overnight parking permitted
Unpaved surface to site. The long barrow is on uneven ground, and accessed via steps with handrail. Limited parking.
Coldrum Long Barrow, Trottiscliffe, West Malling, Kent, ME19 5EG
Coldrum Long Barrow is the least-damaged megalithic long barrow in Kent and takes its name from the now demolished Coldrum Lodge Farm.
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Coldrum Longbarrow is the least-damaged megalithic longbarrow in Kent and takes its name from the now demolished Coldrum Lodge Farm.
It's possible the name 'Coldrum' derived from the old Cornish word 'Galdrum' which means 'place of enchantments'. Owned in perpetuity by us since 1926 in memorial of Benjamin Harrison, an Ightham historian, this 6,000 year-old burial chamber is the only one of those originally present in the Medway Valley to remain virtually intact.
Every year, on the 1 May at dawn the Hartley Morris Men visit the stones to 'sing up the sun'. This consists of performing a number of dances within the stones on top of the barrow, followed by a song usually performed at the base of the stones.
Discover the history of Coldrum Long Barrow. Older than Stonehenge, this ancient burial site had archaeologists stumped.
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