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Multi-periodSite Name: Kejsmolandsbacken Giant's Church Alternative Name: Kejsmolandsbacken JätinkirkkoCountry: Finland Type: Stone Fort or Dun
Nearest Town: Jakobstad Nearest Village: Kornjärv or Edet
Latitude: 63.434562N Longitude: 23.036572E
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 |
0 | No data. |
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 |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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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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