
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Gourock, Kempock Street, Kempock Stone as Standing Stone (prehistoric). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Dated to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, the Kempock Stone is likely associated with ritual or ceremonial activity typical of prehistoric Scotland. No specific folklore or detailed use has been recorded for this standing stone.
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Places near here
Granny Kempock StoneArchaeological place · 4 yd
Gourock, Bath Street, Gourock CastleCastle (19th Century) (1840) · 44 yd
Gourock, Bath Street, St John's ChurchChurch (19th Century) · 84 yd
Gourock, Kempock Street, GeneralGeneral View (period Unassigned) · 86 yd
Gourock, Barrhill Road, St John's ManseManse (period Unknown) · 167 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 199 yd
Aurora: Gourock Bay, Upper Firth of ClydeSchooner (19th Century) · 698 yd
Endeavour: Gourock Bay, Upper Firth of ClydeSmack (19th Century)-(1986) · 699 yd
Jubilee Drinking FountainMemorial · 914 yd
Gourock, Gourock CastleCastle (medieval) · 932 yd
Craigs TopViewpoint · 1.1 mi
Lyle HillMountain / peak · 1.1 miOther information
Photo: Thomas Nugent · CC BY-SA 2.0