Claim: Paul Ashbee noted that the close clustering in the same area was reminiscent of the megalithic tomb-shrine traditions of continental Northern Europe, yet there is little evidence for deposition within the tomb shrines.
Evidence: Paul Ashbee noted that their close clustering in the same area was reminiscent of the megalithic tomb-shrine traditions of continental Northern Europe, and emphasised that the Medway Megaliths were a regional manifestation of a tradition widespread across Early Neolithic Europe. There is little evidence for deposition within the tomb-shrines, largely due to the damage that they have sustained.