MY · Negeri Sembilan · 2.45°N 102.02°E

pengkalan kempas

Carved megaliths, a 15th-century tomb and udang galah by the Linggi River.

Best time
Any time of year. Go in the morning; the stones stand in the open, and it's hot by midday.
How long
Half a day
Getting there
About 1.5 hours' drive from KL: the North–South Expressway to the Pedas–Linggi exit, then south through Linggi. From Port Dickson it's about 40 minutes.
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Dear group chat,Carved megaliths, a 15th-century tomb and udang galah by the Linggi River.— gowherelahTo: whoever’s drivingPengkalan KempasMY, Negeri Sembilan
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≈ 85 km from KL, as the crow flies
Three ancient standing stones in the Pengkalan Kempas historical centre, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia

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Photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each.

A small riverside town near the Melaka border, once a trading post on the Linggi River. Its historical complex holds some of the peninsula's best-known megaliths, carved standing stones of uncertain age, beside the 15th-century tomb of Sheikh Ahmad Majnun. The town is also known for udang galah, giant freshwater prawns from the river.

Makan

  1. Udang galahGiant freshwater prawns, the town's speciality, at the restaurants by the river.Map ↗
  2. Masak lemak cili apiMalay rice stalls on the roads around Linggi serve the state's fiery coconut gravy.Map ↗

Things to do

  1. Pengkalan Kempas Historical ComplexMegaliths in a garden run by the state museum board. The three best known stand in a row and are nicknamed the sword, the spoon and the rudder.Map ↗
  2. Sheikh Ahmad Majnun's tombIts inscription dates it to 1467, one of the oldest Muslim graves in the country. One of the nearby stones also carries an Islamic inscription.Map ↗
  3. The river jettyAnglers hire boats here to fish the Linggi for udang galah, and some families have run the boats for decades.Map ↗

Good to know

  • Don't climb on or rub the stones; they're protected.
  • Pair it with Lukut's hilltop fort and a swim at Port Dickson for a day on the coast.

Last checked October 2026. Things change, so check opening times, fees and transport before you go.