Kit's Coty House

Kit's Coty House or Kit's Coty is the name of the remains of a Neolithic chambered long barrow on Blue Bell Hill near Aylesford in the English county of Kent constructed 3500-2800 BC.One of the Medway megaliths constructed in the vicinity of the River Medway, Kit's Coty House is located close to five other surviving chambered long barrows: the Coldrum Stones, Addington long barrow, Chestnuts long barrow, the Countless Stones and Coffin Stone.They were among the first ancient British remains to be protected by the state, on the advice of General Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt-Rivers, the first Inspector of Ancient Monuments.The site is now under the ownership of non-departmental public body English Heritage, and is open to visitors all year round.DescriptionThe H-shaped entrance to the tomb still survives. It is made of sarsen (a fine-grained, crystalline sandstone) and consists of three orthostats supporting a horizontal capstone.