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<< Text Pages >> Kejsmolandsbacken Giant's Church - Stone Fort or Dun in Finland

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Multi-periodSite Name: Kejsmolandsbacken Giant's Church Alternative Name: Kejsmolandsbacken Jätinkirkko
Country: Finland Type: Stone Fort or Dun
Nearest Town: Jakobstad  Nearest Village: Kornjärv or Edet
Latitude: 63.434562N  Longitude: 23.036572E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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Stone Fort or Dun in Finland

Kejsmolandsbacken Giant’s Church in the Pedersöre region is one of around 50 Neolithic stone structures found only in Ostrobothnia in Western Finland.

Dated to somewhere between the Stone and Bronze Ages, the official records for the Cultural Environment Agency state that Kejsmolandsbacken is on the highest point of a ridge located 900 metres west of the river AA Purmo on a ridge of land which slopes gently to the south-west. The interior appears to measure only 10 x 15 feet. In addition there is an associated stone circle with a diameter of 3 to 5 metres. Records of other, more recent, structures (translates as 'pillboxes'), can be found nearby. Last inspected in the summer of 2008 at a time of forest clearance so the structures were clearly visible.

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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