Granny Kempock Stone, Gourock

Name: Granny Kempock Stone
Address: Gourock, United Kingdom

#3 among attractions in Gourock

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The megalithic Kempock Stone, popularly known as Granny Kempock, stands on a cliff behind Kempock Street, the main shopping street in Gourock, Scotland. The stone, or menhir, is grey mica schist and of indeterminate origin, but it has been suggested that it is an old altar to the pagan god Baal, or a memorial to an ancient battle. Supposedly there is a superstition that for sailors going on a long voyage or a couple about to be married, walking seven times around the stone would ensure good fortune. A flight of steps winds up to the stone from Kempock Street below. ()

Coordinates: 55°57'41"N, 4°49'11"W

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Gourock United Kingdom

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Day trips

Granny Kempock Stone – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Gourock Outdoor Pool, Old West Kirk, Ravenscraig Stadium, Cloch.

~550 ftW
Sport complex, Sport venue, Sport
Gourock Outdoor Pool, Gourock
3 min walk • Gourock Outdoor Pool is a salt water public lido in Gourock, Inverclyde, Scotland. It is the oldest heated swimming pool in Scotland.
2.1 miE
Church
Old West Kirk, Greenock
53 min walk • The Old West Kirk of the Church of Scotland, authorised by a 1589 Royal Charter and first opened in 1591, is noted as the first Presbyterian church built in Scotland following the Scottish Reformation, and the first approved by the Parliament of Scotland.
1.5 miS
Game and entertainment center, Sport venue, Sport
Ravenscraig Stadium, Greenock
38 min walk • Ravenscraig Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium, in Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland. The stadium is primarily set up for athletics, with a running track, but it is also the traditional home of Greenock Juniors Football Club.
2.6 miSW
Lighthouse
Cloch
68 min walk • Cloch or Cloch Point is a point on the coast of the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. There has been a lighthouse since 1797 to warn ships off The Gantocks.
2.2 miE
Specialty museum, Museum, Natural history museum
McLean Museum, Greenock
56 min walk • The McLean Museum and Art Gallery is a museum and art gallery situated in Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland. It is the main museum in the Inverclyde area, it is free to visit and was opened in 1876.
1.1 miSW
55°57'2"N • 4°50'21"W
Gourock Golf Club, Gourock
27 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
1.8 miSW
Forts and castles, Reportedly haunted
Castle Levan
46 min walk • Castle Levan is a fortified tower house in Levan area of Gourock, Inverclyde, Scotland. A building had been on the site from the 14th century, but the present structure was substantially enlarged after 1547 and formed part of the Ardgowan Estates.
3.6 miN
56°0'46"N • 4°47'60"W
Silvers Marine, Rosneath
93 min walk • Sailing, Marina
2.9 miE
55°56'52"N • 4°44'60"W
Beacon Youth, Greenock
73 min walk • Concerts and shows, Art gallery, Shopping
1.2 miSE
Lookout
Lyle Hill, Greenock
30 min walk • Lyle Hill at the West End of Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland, has scenic viewpoints accessible from Lyle Road which was constructed in 1879–1880 and named after Provost Abram Lyle, well known as a sugar refiner.
2.2 miE
Library
Watt Library, Greenock
57 min walk • The Watt Library or Watt Monument Library in Greenock, Scotland, opened on its current site in 1837 and was the direct descendant of the Greenock Library, a subscription library founded in 1783.