Granny Kempock Stone
The megalithic Kempock Stone, popularly known as Granny Kempock, stands on a cliff behind Kempock Street, the main shopping street in Gourock, Scotland.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: standing stone in Gourock, Inverclyde, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Kempock Stone” and “Kempock Stone, Inverkip”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gourock railway station and Fort Matilda railway station.
Gourock railway station
Railway station
Photo: Dave souza, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gourock railway station is a terminus of the Inverclyde Line, located at Gourock pierhead, Scotland. It was originally closely integrated with an extensive clyde steamer pier as well as serving the coastal resort town. Gourock railway station is situated 850 feet east of Granny Kempock Stone.
Fort Matilda railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY 4.0.
Fort Matilda railway station lies at the far western edge of the town of Greenock, Scotland. It is a non-staffed station, and is the last stop before the terminus of Gourock railway station on the Inverclyde Line out of Glasgow Central station. Fort Matilda railway station is situated 1 mile east of Granny Kempock Stone.
Clydeview Academy
School
Clydeview Academy is a non-denominational secondary school situated in Gourock, Inverclyde. It was founded in 2011 and opened to pupils on 17 August 2011. Clydeview Academy is situated 1 mile southeast of Granny Kempock Stone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gourock and Midton.
Gourock
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gourock is a ferry port on Clydeside in the Central Belt of Scotland. Most visitors are only passing through, to catch ferries to Dunoon in Argyll. In 2022 Gourock had a population of 10,200.
Midton
Suburb
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gourock is a town in the Inverclyde council area and formerly a burgh of the County of Renfrew in the west of Scotland. It was a seaside resort on the East shore of the upper Firth of Clyde.
Fort Matilda
Suburb
Photo: Dave souza, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Fort Matilda is an area of the town of Greenock in Inverclyde, Scotland. Its name comes from a coastal battery built on Whiteforeland Point 1814–1819 to defend the River Clyde.
Granny Kempock Stone
- Categories: menhir, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Inverclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.96143° or 55° 57′ 41″ northLongitude
-4.81981° or 4° 49′ 11″ westOpen location code
9C7QX56J+H3OpenStreetMap ID
node 4496947930OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q5595998
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In Other Languages
“Granny Kempock Stone” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “אבן גראני קמפוק”
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Highlights include Gourock Post Office and St John’s Church Gourck.
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