The Kempe Stones, also known as 'Greengraves' is a superb example of a portal tomb or dolmen with two capstones, located at the back of a field and incorporated into the ditch, near Dundonald in Co. Down.

The larger capstone is supported by two perfectly matched portal stones and the smaller, tablet-like rear capstone. Each of the stones has been carefully chosen and the structure is virtually complete though any surrounding cairn, if one existed, has been reduced to a scattering of small loose boulders.

1 The Kempe Stones, aka Greengraves, Co. Down.

From the side as you approach across the field.

2 The Kempe Stones, aka Greengraves, Co. Down.

The view from the front is obscured by the hedge the portal tomb is now part of.

3 The Kempe Stones, aka Greengraves, Co. Down.

As you can see the tomb is surrounded by brambles so it is not possible to make out remains of a cairn. Click HERE to see some nice photos taken many years ago of this tomb before it was consumed by the hedge, on another website.

4 The Kempe Stones, aka Greengraves, Co. Down.

Inside the chamber, note the half door stone in between the two portal stones in the centre of the photo.

5 The Kempe Stones, aka Greengraves, Co. Down.

From the rear.