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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Greengraves Alternative Name: The Kempe StonesCountry: Ireland (Northern) County: Co. Down Type: Portal Tomb
Nearest Town: Newtownards Nearest Village: Dundonald
Map Ref: J4454073630
Discoverer Map Number: D15
Latitude: 54.590246N Longitude: 5.764724W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Stone Free visited on 5th Oct 2014 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 3 base stones overgrown with nettles/thorns leaving only the capstone visible
The name "Greengraves" is particularly interesting, since the "Green" part of it comes from the Irish for sun. "The Kempe Stone" derives from Norse "Kampesten": big stone or prehistoric tomb.
Travelling along the comber road A22 from dundonald (heading towards comber), turn left onto millmount road, then turn right onto Greengraves road. Travel along this road, (approx 3/4 of the way to the other end). On the left is a white wall & gate house with Rockfield house written on it; just past this on the left is a farm gate with a "private property do not park across this gate". There is a small stone stile into the field to the left and an old rusty sign which someone has scored an arrow into. Climb over this stile and the dolmen is at the end of the field.
NI Monument 6305.
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