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Multi-periodSite Name: Högryggen Giant's Church Alternative Name: Högryggen JätinkirkkoCountry: Finland
NOTE: This site is 130.423 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Stone Fort or Dun
Nearest Town: Kokkola Nearest Village: Snåre
Latitude: 63.649870N Longitude: 23.296622E
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 |
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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 |
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Stone Fort or Dun in Finland
Högryggen Giant’s Church in the Kruunupyy region is one of around 50 Neolithic stone structures found only in Ostrobothnia in Western Finland. Dated as Stone Age, all Giant's Church structures are recorded as having been built between 2,500 and 2,000 BC.
The official records for the Cultural Environment Agency state that Högryggen enjoys the highest point in the immediate area. Built on a natural rocky outcrop to its northern side, this structure is "an impressive 22 metres long, 10 metres wide and 1-2 metres wide and about as high." It has doorways to its north and southern end.
For further information and comment see our news article "an introduction to the Giant's Churches of Finland."
(Thanks to Martti Lahti in Finland for the information, although apologies for any errors in translation).
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