Coffin Stone
The Coffin Stone, also known as the Coffin and the Table Stone, is a large sarsen stone at the foot of Blue Bell Hill near Aylesford in the south-eastern English county of Kent.Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: archaeological artifact in Kent, England
- Also known as: “Coffin” and “Table Stone”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Little Kit’s Coty House and Kit’s Coty House.
Little Kit’s Coty House
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Little Kit's Coty House, also known as Lower Kit's Coty House and the Countless Stones, is a chambered long barrow located near to the village of Aylesford in the southeastern English county of Kent. Little Kit’s Coty House is situated 1,500 feet southeast of Coffin Stone.
Kit’s Coty House
Archaeological site
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kit's Coty House or Kit's Coty is a chambered long barrow near the village of Aylesford in the southeastern English county of Kent. Constructed circa 4000 BCE, during the Early Neolithic period of British prehistory, today it survives in a ruined state. Kit’s Coty House is situated 1,800 feet northeast of Coffin Stone.
Blue Bell Hill
Peak
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Blue Bell Hill is a chalk hill between Maidstone and Rochester in the English county of Kent. It overlooks the River Medway and is part of the North Downs.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kit’s Coty and Eccles.
Kit’s Coty
Hamlet
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kit's Coty is a small village on the slopes of Blue Bell Hill between Maidstone and Rochester in the English county of Kent. The population of the village is included in the civil parish of Aylesford.
Eccles
Village
Eccles is a village in the English county of Kent, part of the parish of Aylesford, and in the valley of the River Medway. It is between Aylesford village and Burham, both a mile away.
Coffin Stone
- Categories: sarsen, megalith, tourism, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Aylesford, Tonbridge and Malling District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.31786° or 51° 19′ 4″ northLongitude
0.49574° or 0° 29′ 45″ eastOpen location code
9F328F9W+47OpenStreetMap ID
way 313060066OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q5141014
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Coffin Stone” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Coffin Stone”
- French: “Pierre de cercueil”
- Spanish: “Coffin Stone”
- Spanish: “Piedra Coffin”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tottington Stone and Lower Bell.
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