PORTAL TOMB: THE KEMPE STONES in Greengraves — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Kempe Stones in Greengraves, County Down: a Neolithic portal tomb where great stones still lean like a door left open. People may have gathered there to bury the dead, mark seasonal light, or simply gather beneath a roof the rain could not easily erase. What is certain is that the chamber survived, and what is missing is the voice of the last person who walked into it.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as PORTAL TOMB: THE KEMPE STONES. Recorded period: PREHISTORIC; NEOLITHIC. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Portal tomb; Neolithic period. The Kempe Stones are a scheduled monument, indicating their archaeological importance as a prehistoric burial and ceremonial site.

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.