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.
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. 
