MISCELLANIES1850
Aboriginal Chambers near Tilbury
By Δ
It is proposed to descend some of the aboriginal chambers alluded to by Camden, near Tilbury in Essex. In consequence, however, of Camden having named a wrong parish, later antiquaries have been puzzled to ascertain their precise whereabouts. Mr. Crafter, in 1848, after many days' labour, found them out; and a brief notice of them was given in an article upon "Primæval Britain" in the *West Kent Almanack for* 1849. Hasted mentions similar pits in Crayford Parish, Kent. In Dartford parish is another called "the Sound Hole," from the echoes, &c., made upon a stone being thrown down. Mr. S. Lauda…
Topics: Aboriginal Chambers, Primæval Britain, Antiquarian Studies
Locations: Tilbury, Essex, Crayford Parish, Kent, Dartford Parish