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	Chestnuts long barrow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		As at the nearby Coldrum Stones the stones had not been set in socket holes by its builders.
		Pits were dug under the stones and the barrow was shovelled away.
		This caused the chamber to collapse, sealing medieval sherds under the stones.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chestnuts_long_barrow (491 words)

	Kerb - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		In archaeology, a kerb or peristalith is the name for a stone ring built to enclose and sometimes revet the cairn or barrow built over a chamber tomb.
		Kerbs may be built in a dry stone wall method employing small blocks or more commonly using larger stones set in the ground.
		Excavation of barrows without stone rings such as Fussell's Lodge in Wiltshire suggests that, in these examples, timber or turf was used to define a kerb instead.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Kerb (291 words)

	Coldrum - A brief history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Coldrum sits at a slight angle into the lynchet and standing within the chamber or on top of the mound you are confounded with a fantastic view across the flat Medway Valley, onto the rising North Downs, which carry on running south down to Dover.
		There is evidence on one stone at least, possibly a second, that the stone/s were used way before the construction of the monument for the polishing of flint and stone axes.
		The capstone no longer remains on the chamber; it is either one of the large stones or many of the smaller stones that reside at the bottom of the barrow in front of the chamber.
	www.druidnetwork.org /affiliatedgroups/sacredsites/coldrum/history.html (1126 words)

	Coldrum Stones - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Coldrum Stones are the remains of a Neolithic chambered long barrow near Trottiscliffe in the English county of Kent.
		The monument has been greatly affected by 19th century treasure hunters and chalk extraction but the kerb of 31 peristaliths largely survives, meaning that it is often mistaken for a stone circle.
		View looking east of Coldrum with the peristalith in the foreground and the chamber to the rear.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Coldrum_Stones (224 words)

	Medway megaliths - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Numerous other nearby scatters of large stones such as Smythe's Megalith (also called the Warren Farm chamber), the sarsens at Great Tottington and Cossington, the Blue Bell Hill Dolmen and the White Horse Stones may represent the remains of similar, now destroyed monuments.
		The Victoria County History for Kent also records a standing stone at Cobham which may have been an outlying example but which is located on heavily-wooded private land and has never been investigated in the modern era.
		Several other collections of sarsens in the area, such as a group east of Harvel and those in the fields around the Coldrum monument, are today considered to be natural or to be the result of eighteenth and nineteenth century farmers clearing their fields of large stones and placing them together out of the way.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Medway_megaliths (811 words)

	Short history of the Medway megaliths - North Downs Way - National Trails
		However Christopher John Wright states that while the megaliths are made of sarsen stone, which comprises sand hardened by silica infiltration, he argues that the stones are not of a kind quarried locally and may be the remains of stones strewn around after an ice-age.
		It has been suggested that an avenue of stones linked the Coldrum stones with Kits Coty and served as an aid that marked the Pilgrims Way as the track left the obvious route of the valley's shoulders and made its way across the Medway Gap.
		The stones served as the entrance to a long barrow, estimated to have been 70 metres long and covered by a mound of earth.
	www.nationaltrail.co.uk /Northdowns/article.asp?PageId=3&ArticleId=7 (1173 words)

	National Trust \| South East \| Coldrum Longbarrow & Wrotham Water
		Coldrum Longbarrow is the least-damaged megalithic longbarrow in Kent and takes its name from the now demolished Coldrum Lodge Farm.
		It is possible the name 'Coldrum' derived from the old Cornish word 'Galdrum' which means 'place of enchantments'.
		Between the car park and to the west of Coldrum Longbarrow, the remains of the ancient field systems can still be detected.
	www.nationaltrust.org.uk /main/w-global/w-localtoyou/w-south_east/w-south_east-countryside/w-south_east-places-north_kent/w-south_east-places-north_kent-coldrum_longbarrow_wrotham_water.htm (470 words)

	Coldrum (Long Barrow) \| The Modern Antiquarian \| Coldrum (Long Barrow)
		Coldrum is a magical site, it is peaceful and tranquil at all times, even with the farmer ploughing his field the noises all seem to be reflected away across the valley.
		This was originally though to be the remnants of a stone circle, as shown by a plaque at the base of the terrace.
		It must be remarked that these stones, or boulders, belong to the geological formation of this area, and many of them may have attained their present position by natural causes.
	www.themodernantiquarian.com /site/55 (3194 words)

	Medway megaliths (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Medway megaliths is a name given to a group of Neolithic chambered long barrows and other megaliths located in the lower valley of the River Medway in the English county of Kent.
		Numerous other nearby scatters of large stones such as the Coffin Stone, Smythe's Megalith, the sarsens at Great Tottington and Cossington and the White Horse Stones may represent the remains of similar, now destroyed monuments.
		The tombs are all located between Maidstone and Rochester and are thought to represent a prehistoric mortuary landscape unique to the south east of England.
	uncover.us /en/wikipedia/m/me/medway_megaliths.html (267 words)

	River Medway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		During periods of high flow, the downstream flow is controlled by allowing up to 2.78 square kilometres of farmland upstream of the barrier to flood.
		The Medway megaliths are a group of Neolithic chamber tombs including the Coldrum Stones and Kit's Coty House known in the valley.
		Two military actions are called the Battle of the Medway: one during the Roman invasion of Britain; the other, also known as the Raid on the Medway, during the Second Anglo-Dutch War.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/River_Medway (918 words)

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		The stone has some holes that appear naturally in sandstone giving the suggestion of a face.
		The second is a huge isolated stone, known as the Coffin Stone due to it’s shape and measures nearly 5 metres long, nearly 2.5 metres wide and over ½ metre thick.
		Coldrum at Trottiscliffe one of the finest Neolithic megaliths in the county.
	www.warrencottage.com /bed-breakfast-kent.html (499 words)

	photo.net Forum: standing stones
		Julian, I plan to revisit the Rollright Stones in the Cotswolds very soon in order to capture them at their winter "best".
		Wide angle lenses work well, there is one "stones" site (I don't have the URL with me) that uses what is probably a 20mm ultra wide angle lens to great effect on just about every shot.
		Standing stones are very nice if they are in the sun with an approaching storm, looks very dramatic in BandW and infrared.
	www.photo.net /bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=001BFZ (928 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The stone and earthwork dates back far beyond the Normans, the Saxons, the Romans, to a time when England did not exist, or rather did exist, but only as a faint shape - a tiny acorn In prehistory.
		To protect them from modern humans, the stones are caged by a set of railings - a scene every bit as undignified as that of a caged wild animal.
		And in cracks in the stone itself, people have placed coins and pieces of paper containing esoteric messages to old gods they could hardly know, The modem Utopia of science, and progress, consuming and explaining everything away, obviously does not provide the answers for everyone.
	www.hsite.co.uk /steadf/articles/sm-swinter.html (790 words)

	Medway Crop Circle 2003 Page
		These ancient stones near Trottiscliffe (or Trosley as its more widely known), are less than half a mile away from our pilgrim tracks, and are set in beautiful countryside.
		Although the Coldrum Barrow is positioned upon an elevation that overlooks the field, this still didn't prove high enough for anyone trying to make out the overall design.
		At the picnic area you simply can't fail to notice the large stone monument that's erected to the memory of those that were tragically killed in an Air Ambulance accident.
	www.medwaycropcircle.co.uk /2003.htm (881 words)

	History along the Trail - North Downs Way - National Trails
		In early ages, the hills were 'safelands' where camps and settlements could be built with the knowledge that any invading force could be spotted well before they arrived and that the contours of the countryside would be a natural defence.
		Near the Coldrum Stones there is a smaller ruined burial chamber called the Addington Stones and, just down the road from Kits Coty House is Little Kits Coty.
		There is a legend that a baker once tried by putting a loaf on every stone, but he was thwarted by the devil, who came behind him, knocking them off.
	www.nationaltrail.co.uk /northdowns/text.asp?PageId=35 (1250 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Medway megaliths
		Numerous other nearby scatters of large stones such as Smythe's Megalith, the sarsens at Great Tottington and Cossington, the Blue Bell Hill Dolmen and the White Horse Stones may represent the remains of similar, now destroyed monuments.
		The tombs are all located between Maidstone and Rochester and are thought to represent a prehistoric ritual landscape unique to the south east of England.
		It has been suggested that an avenue of stones or a cursus crossed the valley linking Kit's Coty with the Coldrum Stones.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Medway_Megaliths (606 words)

	Coldrum Stones
		At the foot of the steep slope of the chalky North Downs, lies a place that holds the stories of the Neolithic Ancestors of the Medway valley.
		William Borlas in 1754 wrote in his, Antiquities of Cornwall, that Coldrum’s name was believed to have been derived from the Cornish word 'Galdrum', meaning a 'Place of enchantment', whether this is true or pure romanticism, it is a place of enchantment!
		The Greenwood Grove has developed a sound relationship with the current owners, the National Trust; to the extent where we have become extra eyes and ears for the protection of the site and liaising with the Trust on its use by local pagans.
	www.druidnetwork.org /sacredsites/coldrum/index.html (239 words)

	Birth Stones - Information
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	home.tiscali.de /onlineinfo/birth-stones.html (222 words)

	Coldrum Long Barrow - Interactive map \| Kent Downs
		The stones from the remains of a Neolithic Long Barrow 4000 to 5000 years old.
		They consist of a burial chamber and 24 stone columns forming a rough square, only 4 of which still stand.
		Other Neolithic features include the Countless Stones and the White Horse Stone, all to the north east of Aylesford.
	www.kentdowns.org.uk /map_details.asp?siteID=70 (77 words)

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		When the human race destroys these pathways, the consequences are food shortages,weather changes, and ultimately death, due to the failure of the 'chi'.
		The importance of the Earth, was not lost to these "Magicians" of the past, whose stone structures, earthen mounds, and wooden circles, all provided the enhancement and focusing of the life force.................
		We find 'holed stones', with folklore describing their 'Healing Powers', which obviously have been located with accuracy.
	www.dragonstone-uk.com /earth_energy_sht2.htm (682 words)

	Kerb - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Although the barrow mound is now almost gone, the surrounding peristalith at Coldrum Stones in Kent still survives (foreground).
		In the British Isles, the enclosing nature of kerbs has been suggested to be analogous to later Neolithic and Bronze Age stone and timber circles and henges which also demonstrate an attempt to demarcate a distinct, round area for ritual or funerary purposes.
		This page was last modified 22:37, 6 May 2006.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kerb (286 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Two military actions are called the Battle of Medway; one during the Roman invasion of Britain and one during the Second Anglo-Dutch War.
		The Medway megaliths are a group of Neolithic chamber tombs including the Coldrum Stones and Kits Coty known in the valley.
		In 1942 the world's first test of a submarine oil pipeline was conducted on a pipeline laid across the Medway in Operation Pluto.
	alas.matf.bg.ac.yu /~mr04179/Medvej.html (308 words)

	The Village of Trottiscliffe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The church, which stands well clear of the village, in a farmyard, has acquired a great many second-hand treasures over the years.
		In a glass case on one of the walls inside the church are exhibits of finds at the nearby Coldrum Stones, a prehistoric burial site forming a large mound ringed with great sarsen stones and trees.
		They include some of the remains of twenty-two people, an ox, cat, deer, rabbit and fox, all discovered when the site was excavated by the archaeologist Benjamin Harrison, of Ightham, to whom there is a memorial plaque fixed to one of the stones.
	web.ukonline.co.uk /johnno/trot.htm (372 words)

	Coldrum Stones Visit
		I personally had never heard of the Coldrum Stones, and it was difficult to find, I was not the only car practicing a three point turn down a country lane!
		Before stopping for lunch, Eamon took us through a meditation, a shamanic journey, taking us down through the earth and visualizing coming out the other side, I did not want to open my eyes after he had finished, I would have been quite happy to have laid on the grass a little longer.
		Just by chance, the stones were being watched over by local Druid, Rob Wilson, he explained to us about the offerings in the trees and more about the history of the Coldrum Stones, this was an added bonus to a perfect day.
	www.psychiccafe.org /NewsPopups/ColdrumStonesVisit.htm (320 words)

	Meditations for a Crop Circle - By Graham Tucker of the Medway Crop Circle
		This alignment was chosen because of its association with two of the most impressive formations ever seen locally, that landed back in '99, close to Trottiscliffe church.
		The Coldrum mound with its beautiful easterly view over the Medway valley, is a very magical place that offers much in the way of peace within its immaculate seclusion.
		Found close to a sacred mound, this Celtic knot is said to symbolically represent the flow of eternal spirit.
	www.mystic-mouse.co.uk /Wisdom_Texts/G_Tucker/Crop_Circles/Crop_Circle_Meditations_1.htm (986 words)

	Eastbourne Pagan Circle - Merry Meet news (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Being unable to blink in the strong sunlight also damages the eyes of performing dolphins, as the pools are designed to give the spectators a good view from the shade while the animals do their tail flips and other tricks in the blazing sunshine.
		The Coldrum Stones long barrow in Kent was sadly vandalised at midsummer by idiots who scrawled graffiti on the monument and lit a fire which cracked one of the stones in two.
		The National Trust which owns the site have assessed the damage and are to undertake repairs.
	www.eastbournepagancircle.co.uk /news/mm6news.html (303 words)

	SHADOWS AND WINDY PLACES from The Festival Series (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Crossing the North Downs on a foggy day it is easy to ignore the landscape's twentieth century veneer and to imagine, in the swirling mists, the ghosts of the countless generations who have travelled these ancient "high ways".
		The imagination can rebuild a long barrow over the lop-sided circle of Coldrum Stones and can picture this terrace on the open hillside as a focus of community activity.
		Approaching Meopham and catching sight of the sails of the windmill the shifting mists suggest that the mill still turns.
	www.btinternet.com /~wealdmusicservices/shadows.htm (288 words)

	The Megalithic Portal and Megalith Map: A short history of the Medway Megaliths
		This article provides a short history of the ancient megaliths to be found in the Medway Gap area, situated 4 miles south of Rochester, alongside the North Downs Way and close to the ancient trackway known as the Pilgrims' Way.
		According to Frank Jessop all the megaliths are constructed from local sarsen stone.
		Stones, long barrow remains, a longhouse, and much later a Pilgrim's Way along this direction & all pointing to Canterbury
	www.megalithic.co.uk /article.php?sid=2146412445 (1729 words)

	The Megalithic Portal and Megalith Map: Dan-yr-Ogof Cave or Rock Shelter
		Also has some modern stone circles and rows in the grounds and two modern cromlechs one of which has a diorama of neolithic men sorting human bones in it.
		Also there are two cairns in the corner of one of the fields.Acccording to the sign they are bronze age burial cairns.
		The circles have out lying stones and there are some stone rows and a short avenue.
	www.megalithic.co.uk /article.php?sid=6027 (1065 words)

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